The current potential distribution areas estimated by Ecological Niche Modeling (ENM) indicate that all the species are primarily distributed in ‘Third Pole’ with mean altitudes exceeding 4,000 meters a.s.l. (Table 1). The spatial size of the potential distribution areas for Elsholtzia eriostachya, Eriophyton wallichii andPhlomoides rotata are similar, each exceeding 48 square kilometers. In contrast, the potential distribution area ofMarmoritis complanata is relatively smaller, encompassing 20 square kilometers (Table 2). All species are currently primarily distributed in the alpine regions of mountainous systems.Eriophyton wallichii, Phlomoides rotata andMarmoritis complanata are distributed in both the Himalayas and the Hengduan Mountains. Elsholtzia eriostachya, concentrated in the Himalayas, has only scattered distributions in the Hengduan Mountains (Figure 3).