Sichuan: Kangding Xian.
Between the cities of Yajiang and Xinduqiao off highway 318; S of Gaoersi Shan at E foot of peak called "Muzei" by local person.
Alpine meadows with seepages and shrub thickets of Potentilla, Salix and dwarf Rhododendron.
30°1'30"N,
101°23'15"E;
4200-4250 m.
Meadow.Involucral bracts purple; florets dark purple; anther tube pinkish. Hybridizing with 35794?.
D. E. Boufford, B. Bartholomew, S. L. Kelley, R. H. Ree, H. Sun, J. P. Yue, L. L. Yue, D. C. Zhang & W. D. Zhu