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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAsteraceae: Saussurea
Classification 1Asteraceae
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00126452
CollectorT. N. Ho, B. Bartholomew, M. F. Watson & M. G. Gilbert
Collector number3097
CountryChina
StateQinghai
GeographyAsia: East Asia (Region): China: Qinghai: Gonghe
LocalityGpnghe Xian, Kyikug Xiang: along the Kyikug He NW of its junction with the Huang He (Yellow River). 2500 m; 36°12'N, 100°43'E
Georeference36.2, 100.716666 Method: Unknown
Date Collected1996-09-18
Elevation2500 m
HabitatHeavily grazed broad flood plain & adjacent dry slopes. Plain with sparse herbs (many chenopods) & grasses; some small sand dune with denser vegetation; margins more silty & largely planted with Populus or with Hippophaea thickets, soils often incrusted salt. Dry slopes dominated with tussocks of Achnatherum. Growing mostly on sandy banks or silty areas, sometimes under Hippophaea
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/f89a221f-7674-4ad4-9bae-034a74297e2d
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00126452
HerbariumGH
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Saussurea salsa (Pallas) Sprengel
Determination Remarks [is label name] [is Current name]
Annotation Text[mixed collection with mostly Lactuca]
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Lactuca Linnaeus
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
Annotation Text[mixed collection with one Saussurea salsa plant]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed

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