Codonopsis canescens Nannf.

Plants of China
Campanulaceac
Codonopsis canescens Nannfeldt
Xizang (Tibet) Province, Gongjue (Gongjo) Xian: Luosong Dengzhu;
ca. 8.6 km in a straight line NW of city of Gongjue. 30¦54'25,IN,
98¦ 11 '3?"E; 3750-3900 m. Rocky meadow with Kobresia, Spenceria,
Bistorta, Artemisia (with Cotoneaster appressed to rocks); scrub
thickets of Caragana, Potentilla, Berberis, Lonicera and Ribes; and
stony slopes and limestone cliffs and boulders. On slope. Conspicuous
and abundant. Foul smelling when bruised. Corolla white, slightly
bluish at base. DNA material available.
D. E. Boufford, B. Bartholomew, Deren A. Eaton, Xinhui Li
Richard H. Ree, Bo Xu, Jipei Yue, Jianwen Zhang & X. X. Zhu
41611	1	August	2009
Harvard Univ. Herbaria and Kunming Institute of Botany
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