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Published In: Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt. Zweite Abteilung, Systematik, Pflanzengeographie, angewandte Botanik 44: 111, pl. 2, f. 11–17. 1927. (1928) (Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2) Name publication detail
 

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Flower/Fruit: Fl.Per.: July-October.
Type: Type: In Tibet Occidentali (i.e. Himalaya boreali occidentali) in region subtropicali (sic.) ad 12000-14000 ped. alt. T. Thomson (K!).
Habitat: A plant of higher altitude, grows between 3500-4500 m in morains, near water streams among sedges.
Distribution: Distribution: Xizang, Nepal, China, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Comment/Acknowledgements: A distinct species, the inflorescence bracts are not different from the rest of the leaves.
Map Location: A-8 Hunza, Klink Pass, Misgar, ± 3600 m, 17.7.2002, near water stream, Jan Alam & A. Aziz s.n. (KUH); Crevasse Glacier, Trans-Karakorum, 15600 ft, stable old moraine, 28.7.1937, M. A. Spender (BM); B-8 Kashmir: N-Khardong valley Kashmir, 13500-15000 ft., Clifford 15 (K); Nubra valley 19th October 1847, C. B. Clarke s.n. (K); Hunnuno above Hopar Camp, c. 12000 ft., Karakorum glaciers, Conway 98 (K); Puga, Rupshu, Kashmir, in sandy plain among sedges alt. 113000 ft., Walter Koelz 2156a (K); Puga, Rupshu, Kashmir, in sand on sedge plain, 15500 ft, Walter Koelz 2179 (K, RAW); B-9 Gondokoro glacier, 13000 ft, E. Nasir & G. L. Webster 6124 (RAW).

 

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Stemless, densely tufted, woolly, perennial herbs or stem very short, 3-7 cm high, densely covered with brown scarious old leaf bases with radical rosettes of sterile leaves; stolons usually present, up to 10 cm long, bearing scattered modified scarious leaf blades. Leaves spreading, linear lanceolate, oblanceolate or spathulate, woolly on both surfaces, 1.25-2.5 (-3.0) x 0.2-0.5 cm. Capitula solitary or 3-5, subsessile amongst the leaves (0.5-) 7-13 mm in diameter predominantly female or male. Inflorescence bracts not forming a star-like structure, similar to the other leaves in size texture and indumentum; phyllaries 2-3 seriate, linear lanceolate, 4-6 mm long, margin and the apex of the phyllaries dark brown. Female florets filiform. Corolla c. 5 mm long, 4-lobed. Cypselas brownish sparsely covered with minute hairs, c. 1 mm long; pappus setae of the male florets thin, often totally barbellate; pappus of the female not being barbellate or dilated at the tip, 8-9 mm long.
 
 
 
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