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CollectorT. N. Ho, B. Bartholomew, M. F. Watson & M. G. Gilbert
Collector number1758
CountryChina
StateQinghai
GeographyAsia: East Asia (Region): China: Qinghai: Chindu
LocalityXiwu Xiang: just S of Chumda, along E side of the Tongtian He (upper Chang Jiang). 3440 m; 33°0'N, 97°15'E
Georeference33.0, 97.25 Method: Unknown
Date Collected1996-08-14
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Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00145448
HerbariumGH
Determination Elsholtzia fruticosa (D. Don) Rehder
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is label name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
RemarksSteep sided valley, bottom filled by alluvial fan, mostly colonised by Elscholtzia frutescens, slopes of metamorphic rock with Caragana, Cotoneaster, Caryopteris etc., Artemisia species common throughout. Shrub to 1 m high; branches dense, erect; leaves flushed purple; inflorescences clearly secund; corolla off white. Growing as dominant shrub among consolidated river pebbles