''Wikstroemia alternifolia'' is a shrub, of the family

Thymelaeaceae The Thymelaeaceae are a cosmopolitan family of flowering plants composed of 50 genera (listed below) and 898 species.Zachary S. Rogers (2009 onwards)A World Checklist of Thymelaeaceae (version 1) Missouri Botanical Garden Website, St. Louis. It ...

. It is native to China, specifically Gansu and northern

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Description

The shrub has white pale branches. It is found on open bushy slopes and rocks at altitudes under 2500 m.

References

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