The ACE Androsaces
Numbers & Field Notes
These are the androsaces collected by the AGS Chinese Expedition (ACE) in October 1994. With the exception of A. tapete (recovered from herbarium material!) all were collected as seed.
Androsace alchemilloides ACE2395
(Section Pseudoprimula)
Gang-ho-ba, Lijiang. 3,450m. In crevices on limestone cliffs. Perennial herb to 3cm in fruit with small palmately divided leaves. Collected 20/10/94
Androsace alchemilloides ACE2456
(Section Pseudoprimula)
Yulong Shan above Xi Song (Snow Pine Village). 3,710m. In cliff crevices. Perennial herb to 15cm+ Collected 22/10/94
Androsace axillaris ACE1060
(Section Pseudoprimula)
Western Hills Forest Park, Yunnan. 2,400m. Among limestone rocks. Perennial herb with runners. Collected 20/9/94
Androsace bisulca var. aurata ACE1750
(Section Chamaejasme; Subsection villosae; Series euvillosae)
Wengsui to Xang-Chen, Sichuan. 3,805m. In dry degraded pine forest and in open depressions in hard red earth, but always on sloping banks in open situations. Cushion forming herb with green to greyish-green tight rosettes. In seed 1-4 capsules per stem. Soil slightly acid side of neutral. Collected 5/10/94
Androsace bulleyana ACE2198
(Section Aizoidium)
Zhongdian to Napa Hai. 3,325m. Monocarpic or perennial herb to 30cm. with basal rosettes of obovate leaves, apices pointed. Collected 16/10/94
Androsace delavayi ACE1252
(Section Aretia; Subsection aretia)
East flank of Beima Shan. 4,300m. Open moorland on eroded banks. Cushion forming perennial, cushions grey-green to 30cm across. Seed capsules sometimes solitary, sometimes in twos. Collected 24/9/94
Androsace delavayi ACE1482
(Section Aretia; Subsection aretia)
Dequn, Beima Shan. 4,485m. Open exposed slopes among Rhododendrons. Mat forming with rosettes of grey-green foliage to 30cm across. Flowers solitary on peduncles 2mm high. Seed capsules reddish. Collected 28/9/94
Androsace cf delavayi ACE1786
(Section Aretia; Subsection aretia)
East of Summit Pass on Big Snow Mountain. 4,200m - 4,600m. Among Rhododendrons in moorland. Clump forming herb with congested pale green rosettes, close to ground level. Capsules 1 or 2 per stem. Collected 6/10/94
Androsace minor ACE2498 (originally labeled A. mairei, & then A. mariae but currently thought to be A. minor)
(Section Chamaejasme; Subsection hookeriana)
Cangshan Mountains above Dali. 3,600m - 4,085m. Among Rhododendrons in moorland and in more open areas. Tufted, rosetted herb to 3cm+. Collected 25/10/94
Androsace rigida ACE2336
(Section Chamaejasme; Subsection hookeriana)
Gang-ho-ba, Lijiang. 3,200m. In banks among pines and quercus scrub and on stoney ground among pines. Perennial rosetted herb with neat green foliage and fruiting stems to 3cm. Collected 20/10/94
Androsace spinulifera ACE1614
(Section Chamaejasme; Subsection strigillosae)
Zhongdian Plateau South of Zhongdian. 3,215m. Dry grassy banks on eroded hillsides. Rosette forming herb to 30cm. Collected 2/10/94
Androsace spinulifera ACE2238
(Section Chamaejasme; Subsection strigillosae)
High ridge above Napa Hai. 3,960m. Open moorland. Collected 17/10/94
Androsace spinulifera ACE2337
(Section Chamaejasme; Subsection strigillosae)
Gang-ho-ba, Lijiang. 3,200m. In banks among pines and quercus scrub and on stoney ground among pines. Perennial rosetted herb with fruiting stems to 30cm. Collected 20/10/94
Androsace sublanata ACE1674 (originally thought to be A. limprichtii)
(Section Chamaejasme; Subsection sublanatae)
North west flanks of Little Snow Mountain. 3,520m. In limestone scree. Rosetted, mat forming herb. Collected 3/10/94
Androsace sublanata ACE1964
(Section Chamaejasme; Subsection sublanatae)
Between Zhongdian and San-Ba. 3,130m. Rocky roadside banks. Rosette forming herb to 30cm with mid-green leaves and red-stemmed inflorescences. Collected 11/10/94
Androsace tapete ACE1725
(Section Chamaejasme; Subsection villosae; Series chamaejasmoideae)
Androsace yargongensis ACE1465
(Section Chamaejasme; Subsection villosae; Series chamaejasmoideae)
Dequn, Beima Shan. North side of road, limestone & sandstone. 4,500m. Stable scree. Fresh green foliage. Collected 27/9/94
Androsace yargongensis ACE1570B (originally distributed as ACE1570A and at one stage thought may be A. zambalensis)
(Section Chamaejasme; Subsection villosae; Series chamaejasmoideae)
Top of pass on Beima Shan before descending to Dequn. 4,650m. In rocky limestone areas, at base of cliffs and in scree. Cushion forming herb with grey rosettes. Inflorescences with up to four flowers. Collected 29/9/94
Androsace yargongensis ACE1722
(Section Chamaejasme; Subsection villosae; Series chamaejasmoideae)
Big Snow Mountain. West of summit pass. 4,530m. Rocky limestone screes. Mound forming herb to 2cm with congested neat small rosettes. Collected 4/10/94