Hydrangea aspera subsp. strigosa (Rehder) E.M.McClint.

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1980 Sino-American Botanical Expedition
to Western Hubei Province
People’s Republic of China
Hydrangea aspera D. Don subsp. strigosa
(Rehder) MoClintock
Shennongjia Forest District (31°30'N; 110°30'E):
Laojunshan Yacwan canyon on the W side
of the Jiuchong River ca. 1 km S of
Mucheng. Elevation 1000-1250 meters.
NE exposure; steep, disturbed slope.
Erect shrub to ca. 3 meters tall.
Sterile flowers white, fertile flowers
lavender.
1980 Sino-Amer. Exped. No. 467	31	August	1980
Participants: R. Bartholomew (uc); D. E. Boufford (cm); A. L.
Chang (kun); Z. Cheng (wuhan inst. bot.); T. R. Dudley
(na); S. A. He (nas); Y. X. Jin (wuhan inst. bot.); O. Y. Li
(wh); J. L. Luteyn (ny); S. A. Spongberg (a); Y. C. Tang
(pe); J. X. Wan (wuhan inst. bot.); and T. S. Ying (pe).
Expedition conducted under the auspices of Academia Sinica 8c the
Botanical Society of America with funding by Academia Sinica 8c
support from the National Geographic Society.
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