9. Tribe ANTHEMIDEAE

Steppes, forest steppes, riverbanks, floodlands; middle or low
elevations. N Hebei, W Heilongjiang, W Jilin, W Liaoning, E and S Nei
Mongol [Korea, Mongolia, E Russia].
47. Artemisia aurata Komarov, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk.
Bot. Sada 18: 422. 1901.
黄金蒿 huang jin hao
Artemisia palustris Linnaeus var. aurata (Komarov) Pampanini.
Herbs, annual, 20–50(–80) cm tall, much branched. Leaves
thin. Middle stem leaves: petiole 2–5 cm; leaf blade triangularovate
or triangular-elliptic-ovate, 4–6(–11) × 2–3 cm, 2- or 3pinnatisect;
segments 4 or 5 pairs; lobules narrowly linear-lanceolate
or filiform, 3–6 × 0.5–1 mm. Synflorescence a broad
panicle; capitula usually in groups of 2–5. Involucre subglobose,
2–3 mm in diam. Marginal female florets 10–14. Disk florets
14–25, bisexual. Achenes ovoid-ellipsoid. Fl. and fr. Aug–
Nov. 2n = 18.
Rocky hills; middle or low elevations. Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning
[Japan, Korea, E Russia].
48. Artemisia caespitosa Ledebour, Fl. Altaic. 4: 80. 1833.
矮丛蒿 ai cong hao
Artemisia frigidoides H. C. Fu & S. Y. Zhu.
Herbs, perennial, caespitose, 5–15(–20) cm tall, shortly
and capitately branched apically or stems not branched, yellowish
sericeous-puberulent. Lower and middle stem leaves:
petiole 6–10 mm. Lowermost leaf blades ± palmately 3–5lobed.
Middle stem leaves: leaf blade elliptic or ovate, 5–10 ×
5–10 mm, ± 1- or 2-palmatisect; segments 1 or 2 pairs; lobes or
lobules linear or narrowly linear-lanceolate, 3–6 × 1.5–2 mm.
Uppermost leaves and leaflike bracts 3–5-lobed or entire; bracts
linear or linear-lanceolate. Synflorescence a dense, short, ±
spikelike panicle. Involucre hemispheric, subglobose, or ovoidcampanulate,
3–4 mm in diam. Marginal female florets 5–7.
Disk florets 15–22, bisexual; corolla limb puberulent. Achenes
obovoid or obovoid-ellipsoid. Fl. and fr. Aug–Oct.
Rocky hills, desert steppes; middle or low elevations. NW Nei
Mongol, N Xinjiang [Mongolia, S Russia].
49. Artemisia austriaca Jacquemont in Murray, Syst. Veg., ed.
14, 744. 1784.
银蒿 yin hao
Artemisia austriaca var. jacquiniana Candolle; A. austriaca
f. microcephala Pampanini; A. austriaca var. orientalis
(Willdenow) Candolle; A. nivea Redowsky ex Willdenow; A.
orientalis Willdenow; A. repens Pallas ex Willdenow.
Herbs, perennial, or subshrubs, 15–50 cm tall, caespitose,
silvery gray or yellowish sericeous-pubescent. Leaves sessile,
lowermost leaves 3-pinnatisect. Middle stem leaves: leaf blade
elliptic-ovate or ovate, 1.5–4 × 1–2.5 cm, 2- or 3-pinnatisect;
segments 2 or 3 pairs; lobules narrowly linear, 2–12 × 0.5–1
mm. Uppermost leaves and leaflike bracts pinnatisect or 3-sect
or entire; bracts linear. Synflorescence a broad panicle. Involucre
subglobose or ovoid-campanulate, 1–2 mm in diam. Mar-
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ginal female florets 3–7. Disk florets 7 or 8, bisexual; corolla
limb puberulent. Achenes ellipsoid. Fl. and fr. Aug–Oct. 2n =
16, 32, 36.
Dry terraces, floodlands, saline-alkaline soils, open forests, semidesert
steppes, wastelands; middle or low elevations. N and W Nei
Mongol, N Xinjiang [Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan; SW
Asia (Iran), C, E, and SW Europe].
The essential oils from Artemisia austriaca are used as a perfume;
the whole plant is used as herbage.
50. Artemisia brachyloba Franchet, Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist.
Nat., sér. 2, 6: 51. 1883.
山蒿 shan hao
Artemisia licentii Pampanini.
Subshrubs or small shrubs, 30–60 cm tall, with strong
woody rootstock, much branched, pubescent; stems glabrescent.
Lower and middle stem leaves sessile; leaf blade broadly
ovate or ovate, 2–4 × 1.5–2 cm, 2(or 3)-pinnatisect; segments 3
or 4 pairs; lobules narrowly linear or linear-lanceolate, 3–6(–8)
× 0.3–1 mm. Uppermost leaves and leaflike bracts pinnatifid or
3-lobed or entire; bracts linear. Synflorescence a narrow panicle.
Involucre ovoid or ovoid-campanulate; phyllaries densely
white tomentose. Marginal female florets 10–15. Disk florets
20–25, bisexual. Achenes ovoid. Fl. and fr. Jul–Oct.
Sunny or rocky slopes or steppes, Gobi Desert, semidesert steppes;
middle or low elevations. Gansu, N Hebei, Liaoning, Nei Mongol,
Ningxia, N Shaanxi, N Shanxi [Mongolia].
Artemisia brachyloba is used in anti-inflammatory, antifebrile,
diuretic, and anthelmintic medicines.
51. Artemisia succulenta Ledebour, Fl. Altaic. 4: 81. 1833.
苏联肉质叶蒿 su lian rou zhi ye hao
Herbs, annual or biennial, or subshrubs, 30–50 cm tall,
much branched, tomentose or glabrescent. Leaves ± succulent;
lower and middle stem leaves sessile; leaf blade elliptic or obovate,
10–30 × 5–10 mm, 1- or 2-pinnatisect or -partite; segments
1 or 2 pairs; lobes linear or linear-oblanceolate, 0.5–1.5 ×
0.1–0.2 mm, 1–3-crenate or cleft or obtuse apically. Uppermost
leaves and leaflike bracts 2- or 3-lobed or entire; bracts linear or
linear-oblanceolate. Synflorescence a ± broad panicle. Involucre
hemispheric, 4–5 mm in diam. Marginal female florets
15–20. Disk florets 60–80, bisexual. Achenes obovoid or ellipsoid-obovoid.
Fl. and fr. Jul–Sep.
Marshlands, canyons, waste fields; 1000–1400 m. E Xinjiang
[Kazakhstan, Russia].
52. Artemisia fukudo Makino, Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 23: 146.
1909.
滨艾 bin ai
Herbs, biennial or short-lived perennial, 50–90 cm tall,
much branched, gray arachnoid pubescent, glabrescent; stems
purplish. Leaves thickly textured, basal ones rosulate, withering
before anthesis; petiole 3–13 cm; leaf blade 11–18 × 8–16 cm,
arachnoid when young, 2- or 3-pinnatisect, flagellate, or pal-