湿地雪兔子(原变种) shi di xue tu zi (yuan bian zhong)

Saussurea dumetorum J. Anthony.

Leaves narrowly ovate-elliptic, (1.5-)2-4 cm wide. Capitula terminal on stem, in a densely congested hemispheric corymbiform synflorescence, sessile or shortly pedunculate with basalmost ones to 2.5 cm, overtopped by stellately arranged uppermost leaves.

● Grasslands on stony mountain slopes, forests, forest margins, thickets, marshes; 3600-4200 m. SW Sichuan (Muli), NW Yunnan (?Dêqên, Lijiang, Zhongdian).