9. Tribe ANTHEMIDEAE

Roadsides, forest margins, slopes, steppes, canyons, riverbanks or
lakesides, brushlands; 400–3000 m. Anhui, Gansu, N Guangdong, N
Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu,
Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan,
Yunnan [Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia].
Artemisia lavandulifolia is used medicinally.
59. Artemisia verlotorum Lamotte, Mém. Assoc. Franç. Congr.
Clermont Ferrand 1876: 511. 1876.
南艾蒿 nan ai hao
Artemisia dubia Wallich ex Besser subf. intermedia Pampanini;
A. dubia subf. macrostachya Pampanini; A. dubia var.
orientalis Pampanini, p.p.; A. dubia subf. pauciflora Pampanini;
A. dubia f. pseudolavendulifolia Pampanini; A. dubia subf.
puberula Pampanini; A. verlotorum f. glabrescens Pampanini;
A. verlotorum var. lobata Pampanini; A. verlotorum var. rigida
Pampanini.
Herbs, perennial, 50–100 cm tall, pubescent, later glabrescent.
Leaves white gland-dotted adaxially and abaxially
densely gray tomentose. Basal and lowermost leaves shortly
petiolate; leaf blade ovate, 1- or 2-pinnatisect. Middle stem
leaves ± sessile; leaf blade ovate or broadly ovate, 5–10(–13) ×
3–8 cm, 1(or 2)-pinnatisect; segments 3 or 4 pairs, lanceolate or
linear-lanceolate, 30–50 × 3–5 mm. Uppermost leaves 3- or 5lobed;
leaflike bracts lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate. Capitula
in somewhat broad panicles, ellipsoid or oblong-ellipsoid, 2–
2.5 mm in diam., sessile. Phyllaries glabrescent. Marginal female
florets 3–6. Disk florets 8–18, bisexual. Achenes obovoid
or oblong. Fl. and fr. Jul–Oct.
Hills, roadsides, waste areas; sea level to 2000 m. Anhui, Fujian, S
Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan,
Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, S Nei Mongol, S
Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [E, S,
and SE Asia, C, E, and W Europe, North and South America, Oceania].
Artemisia verlotorum is used medicinally.
60. Artemisia kanashiroi Kitamura, Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 12:
147. 1943.
狭裂白蒿 xia lie bai hao
Herbs, perennial, 25–60 cm tall, densely arachnoid tomentose,
or glabrescent or sparsely tomentose later. Lower and middle
stem leaves: petiole 5–40 mm; leaf blade suborbicular or
broadly ovate, 3–4 × 3–4 cm, abaxially densely arachnoid tomentose,
adaxially white gland-dotted and sparsely pubescent,
1(or 2)-pinnatisect; segments (1 or)2 or 3 pairs, linear or linearlanceolate,
10–20(–40) × 1–2(–4) mm. Uppermost leaves 3–5lobed;
bracts leaflike 3-lobed or entire. Synflorescence a narrow
panicle. Involucre cylindric or cylindric-ovoid, 2–2.5(–3) mm
in diam.; phyllaries densely gray arachnoid tomentose. Marginal
female florets 3–6. Disk florets 6–10, bisexual. Achenes
oblong or oblong-ovoid. Fl. and fr. Jul–Oct.
● Roadsides, slopes, waste areas; low elevations to 2300 m. E
Gansu, W Hebei, S Nei Mongol, Ningxia, NE Qinghai, N Shaanxi,
Shanxi.
61. Artemisia zhongdianensis Y. R. Ling, Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin
8(3): 1. 1988.
ANTHEMIDEAE
中甸艾 zhong dian ai
699
Herbs, perennial, 80–100 cm or more tall, pubescent.
Leaves white gland-dotted and sparsely pubescent adaxially,
densely gray arachnoid pubescent abaxially. Middle stem
leaves: petiole 1.5–3 cm; leaf blade broadly ovate or ovate, 6–8
× 5–8 cm, 2(or 3)-pinnatisect; segments 4 or 5 pairs, subrhombic
or ovate-elliptic, 3–4 × 1.5–2.5 cm, parted; lobules
elliptic, linear-lanceolate, or lanceolate, 10–25 × 3–5 mm, obtuse
apically; rachis winged. Upper leaves and leaflike bracts
pinnatisect or 3–5-lobed. Capitula in broad panicles, many,
subglobose or ovoid, 1–2 mm in diam., nodding. Phyllaries
sparsely pubescent. Marginal female florets 5 or 6. Disk florets
6–8, bisexual. Achenes oblong or obovoid. Fl. and fr. Sep–Dec.
● Forest margins, slopes, scrub; ca. 2700 m. NW Yunnan.
62. Artemisia calophylla Pampanini, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital.,
n.s., 36: 457. 1930.
美叶蒿 mei ye hao
Subshrubs, 50–200 cm tall, yellowish pubescent. Basal and
lowermost leaves shortly petiolate; leaf blade ovate or broadly
ovate, 1- or 2-pinnatisect. Middle stem leaves: leaf blade
broadly ovate, 6–11 × 3–9 cm, abaxially densely gray tomentose
with sparsely pubescent veins, adaxially gland-dotted and
sparsely puberulent, pinnatipartite; segments (1 or)2 pairs, lanceolate
or linear-lanceolate, 30–60 × 3–6(–10) mm. Uppermost
leaves and leaflike bracts lanceolate or linear-lanceolate. Synflorescence
a broad panicle. Involucre ovoid, 2–2.5 mm; phyllaries
sparsely pubescent. Marginal female florets 5 or 6. Disk
florets 10–13, bisexual. Achenes obovoid. Fl. and fr. Jul–Oct.
● Forest margins, riversides, waste areas, slopes; 1600–3000 m.
W Guangxi, Guizhou, S Qinghai, Sichuan, E Xizang, Yunnan.
63. Artemisia velutina Pampanini, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s.,
36: 413. 1930.
黄毛蒿 huang mao hao
Artemisia velutina f. foliosa Pampanini.
Herbs, perennial, (25–)60–100 cm tall; stems often purplish;
most parts pubescent. Lowermost leaves 1- or 2-pinnatipartite
or -sect. Middle stem leaves: petiole 5–10(–15) mm;
leaf blade ovate or elliptic-ovate, 4–6 × 2–3 cm, abaxially
densely gray or yellowish tomentose, mixed pubescent on
veins, adaxially dark green gland-dotted and sparsely pubescent,
1(or 2)-pinnatipartite or -cleft, rarely -sect; segments 2 or
3 pairs, various, lanceolate, oblong, or elliptic, 10–20 × 5–12
mm, serrate or entire. Uppermost leaves and leaflike bracts elliptic
or lanceolate. Synflorescence a narrow panicle, ultimate
branches short and dense, often less than 8 mm, with up to 7
capitula. Capitula closely spaced, ± nodding; peduncle to 1.5
mm. Involucre ellipsoid, 1.5–2 mm; phyllaries white with very
faint greenish midrib, sparsely pubescent. Marginal female florets
8–10. Disk florets 10–15, bisexual. Achenes obovoid. Fl.
and fr. Sep–Nov.
● Slopes, roadsides; low to middle elevations. Anhui, Fujian, Hebei,
Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, S Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan,
SE Xizang, Yunnan.