Details for: W6 18947, Allium altaicum Pall., 96S-64

30 August 1996.
Mongolia
Locality: Gobi-Altai Aimag, Bugat Sum, on and near Lamin ekh Mountain about 100 km from sum center.
Coordinates: 45.5275, 94.6325 (Map it)
Elevation: 2115m.
Environment description: Lower elevation of a mountain range in the desert steppe. Mountain slopes are south facing and comprised of granodiorite materials including quartzite and quartz. Soils are coarse loamy brown sands with at least 60 % coarse fragments.
Comment: Many of the plants grow out of crevices in the mountains or on rocky benches. Slope 5-30%. Dominant vegetation: Allium altaicum, Arenaria capillaris, Stipa glareosa.
Collector(s):

• Johnson, Douglas A., USDA, ARS
• Sheehy, D.P., Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center