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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAsteraceae: Carduus
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00125905
CollectorT. N. Ho, B. Bartholomew, M. F. Watson & M. G. Gilbert
Collector number1808
CountryChina
StateQinghai
GeographyAsia: East Asia (Region): China: Qinghai: Chindu
LocalityChindu Xian, Xiwu 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 Collected1996-08-15
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/8bb93f1b-138b-4678-8207-4f6898eaf5b3
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00125905
HerbariumGH
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Carduus crispus Linnaeus
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is label name] [is Current name]
SubcollectionWood collection
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSelf
Preparation MethodWood
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. Perennial herb to 1 m, base quite woody; florets purplish pink. Growing in sand near river (same species also seen as weed in fiels)

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