Saussureas lintanensis (PRJCA043447)
The genus Saussurea DC. is one of the most species-rich genera in the Asteraceae family, comprising approximately 520 species worldwide. These species are primarily distributed in the alpine zones of the Sino-Himalayan region and temperate areas of Asia, with an exceptionally high proportion of endemism (63.4%) in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. In 2024, we discovered a previously undescribed Saussurea species in a mixed forest edge habitat dominated by Sorbus hubeiensis and Picea spp. in the Yemu Gorge (N103.70480818?, E34.95697744?), Lintan County, Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province. Total DNA was extracted from dried specimens, and chloroplast genome assembly was performed.