, a new species of Asteraceae from Sichuan, China, inferred from morphology and nr phylogeny.

(Asteraceae), a new species of , is described and illustrated from Lushan in Sichuan, Southwest China. Its systematic position is evaluated based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis of the nuclear ribosomal and on morphological comparison with related species. It is morphologically similar to and , with purplish red abaxially leaves. But it differs from the latter two in that its caudex are glabrous, leaf margins are sparsely dentate, and being glabrous on both surfaces, 9-11 florets in each capitulum, and inner phyllaries are crested. Phylogenetic analysis based on ITS also showed this new species is closely related with and The three species . and , formed a basal group of , which is distributed in moist slopes in Southwest China.