A woolly alpine plant of high scree, collected for medicine and sold to tourists.
- Group: Plant
- Plant type: Cushion and scree
- Habitats: Scree, alpine meadow
- Regions: Kham
Habitat and distribution
Scree and rocky slopes near the snow line in the Hengduan mountains.
Recorded in Kham.
Ecological and cultural significance
A cushion-like plant of the highest slopes, pollinated by bumblebees.
Threats
Heavy collection: Law and Salick showed in 2005 that plants in heavily harvested areas have become measurably smaller over a century.
Conservation
Not assessed by the IUCN Red List (no assessment found). Plants on sacred land, where collection is restrained, remain larger.