Month August 2023

Hillsides and plains at low elevations from sea level to 600 metres. Found in a wide range of forest and savannah habitats, often as a pioneer species, for instance after fires, where it can create pure stands. Love

Rarely found below elevations of 1500 metres, it grows with larch up to the tree line. Love

Moderate to high elevations. Mountains, river basins; 1000-3300 m. S Gansu, C and NW Guizhou, Hainan, SW Henan, W Hubei, S Shaanxi, S Shanxi, Sichuan, C Taiwan, SE Xizang, Yunnan. Love

Often found on rocky ridges and bluffs, it is reduced to a prostrate gnarled mat at the highest elevations and exposures, but the best specimens are found at lower elevations in sheltered canyons Love