CodonopsisfoetensJ. D. Hooker & Thomsonsubsp.nervosa(Chipp) D. Y. Hong
Sichuan: Xiaojin Xian.
SE of the city of Xiaojin at Balong Shan on S side of pass.
Alpine meadows and scree slopes.
30°55'15"N,
102°53'26"E;
4230-4350 m.
Open area with various herbs.Plants with fetid odor when bruised; sepals green; corolla light blue with purple veins; disc purple; anthers white; stigma white. Initially identified as Codonopsis canescens Nannfeldt.
David E. Boufford, Kazumi FUJIKAWA, Susan L. Kelley, Richard H. Ree, Bo XU, Da-Cai ZHANG, Jian-Wen ZHANG, Ti-Cao ZHANG, Wei-Dong ZHU