Determined by: Julian F. Harber, 7 March 2020, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 136: 223. 2020
Yunnan: Zhongdian (Xianggelila) Xian.
Sichuan-Yunnan border area. South side of Zhongdian Daxue Shan.
Grazed meadows, Rhododendron thickets, limestone and shale scree slopes and outcropping ledges.
28°34'24"N,
99°48'42"E;
4280-4600 m.
Stunted and often sprawling shrubs, to 1.25 m; young stems pinkish; leaves abaxially glaucous, papillose, adaxially mid green; fruit 1-3, solitary or fascicled, green turning red; seeds 3 or 4. Initially identified as Berberis muliensis Ahrendt.
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