Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries

Index of Botanical Specimens

Classification	Asteraceae: Carduus
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)	00125905
Collector	T. N. Ho, B. Bartholomew, M. F. Watson & M. G. Gilbert
Collector number	1808
Country	China
State	Qinghai
Geography	Asia: East Asia (Region): China: Qinghai: Chindu
Locality	Chindu Xian, Xiwu Xiang: just S of Chumda, along E side of the Tongtian He (upper Chang Jiang). 3440 m; 33°0'N, 97°15'E
Georeference	33.0, 97.25 Method: Unknown
Date Collected	1996-08-15
GUID	http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/8bb93f1b-138b-4678-8207-4f6898eaf5b3
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode	00125905
Herbarium	GH
Family	Asteraceae
Determination	Carduus crispus Linnaeus
Determination Remarks	[is filed under name] [is label name] [is Current name]
Subcollection	Wood collection
Sex	not determined
Phenology	NotDetermined
Preparation Type	Self
Preparation Method	Wood

Remarks

Steep sided valley, bottom filled by alluvial fan, mostly colonised by Elscholtzia frutescens, slopes of metamorphic rock with Caragana, Cotoneaster, Caryopteris etc., Artemisia species common throughout. Perennial herb to 1 m, base quite woody; florets purplish pink. Growing in sand near river (same species also seen as weed in fiels)