A snowball-like plant wrapped in dense white wool, one of the strangest flowers of the high Himalaya.
- Group: Plant
- Plant type: Cushion and scree
- Habitats: Scree, rock crevices
- Regions: Ü Tsang
Habitat and distribution
Alpine scree and rock crevices at 4,200–5,000 m; in Tibet recorded from the south, near Dromo (Ch: Yadong) (Flora of China), and along the Himalaya to 5,600 m (Wikipedia).
Recorded in Ü-Tsang.
Ecological and cultural significance
Its flower heads are buried in dense white wool, which gives it the name 'snowball plant' (Wikipedia).
Threats
Collected for medicine; no harvest figures were found.
Conservation
Not assessed by the IUCN Red List (no assessment found).