A grey, spiny shrub with violet-blue flowers that binds the sand dunes of the Yarlung Tsangpo valley.
- Group: Plant
- Plant type: Shrub
- Habitats: Sand dunes, valley slopes
- Regions: Ü Tsang
Habitat and distribution
Hillsides, sandy gravel floodplains, sand and alluvial fans of the wide middle Yarlung Tsangpo valley at 2,800–4,400 m (Dong et al. 2023; Flora of China).
Recorded in Ü-Tsang.
Ecological and cultural significance
One of the most important sand-fixing plants of the valley, tolerant of drought, cold and burial by sand (Dong et al. 2023).
Threats
No specific threats documented.
Conservation
Not assessed by the IUCN Red List (no assessment found).