August 1997.
Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, China
Locality: 50 km south of Yili City, Xinjiang.
Coordinates: 43.4906, 81.1233
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Elevation: 1960m.
Environment description: Moderately grazed hillside. Clay loam topsoil with stones 1-3 cm diameter. Moderately xeric site. Slope is 25% with southeast aspect.
Comment: Other Species: Festuca ovina, Medicago falcata, Stipa capillata, Phleum phleoides, Bromus inermis, Poa lipsky, Ajania fastigiata, Thymus marschallianus, Iris spp., Spiraea hypericifolia, Juniperus sabina, Poa bulbosa, Artemisia dracunculis
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