9. Tribe ANTHEMIDEAE

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Herbs, perennial, 80–200 cm tall, pubescent. Middle stem
and upper leaves ± sessile; leaf blade elliptic-ovate or ovate, 6–
12 × 4–10 cm, abaxially white tomentose, 1(or 2)-pinnatipartite;
segments 1 or 2 pairs, 3-parite or entire; lobules or lobes
linear-lanceolate, 45–80 × 4–6 mm, acuminate apically. Leaflike
bracts linear-lanceolate. Synflorescence a broad panicle.
Capitula shortly pedunculate. Involucre ovoid-campanulate,
1.5–2 mm in diam.; phyllaries sparsely arachnoid tomentose.
Marginal female florets 3–8. Disk florets 8–15, bisexual.
Achenes ellipsoid. Fl. and fr. Aug–Oct.
● Slopes, roadsides; low elevations. S Gansu, Hebei, Shanxi, Sichuan.
87. Artemisia viridissima (Komarov) Pampanini, Nuovo
Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 36: 484. 1930.
林艾蒿 lin ai hao
Artemisia vulgaris Linnaeus var. viridissima Komarov, Fl.
Manshur. 3: 673. 1907; A. viridissima var. japonica Pampanini.
Herbs, perennial, 80–140 cm tall, with capitate branches.
Leaves puberulent or glabrescent, ± sessile. Lowermost and
middle stem leaves elliptic-lanceolate or lanceolate, 8–13 × 2–3
cm, base attenuate, margin serrulate, apex acuminate. Uppermost
leaves and leaflike bracts elliptic or linear-lanceolate. Synflorescence
a narrow panicle. Involucre ovoid or ovoid-campanulate,
2–3 mm in diam. Marginal female florets 3–5. Disk
florets 8–12, bisexual. Achenes obovoid or ovoid. Fl. and fr.
Jul–Oct.
Forest margins, roadsides; 1400–1700 m. Jilin, Liaoning [Korea].
88. Artemisia tafelii Mattfeld, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg.
22: 244. 1926.
波密蒿 bo mi hao
Artemisia lagocephala (Fischer ex Besser) Candolle var.
tafelii (Mattfeld) Pampanini.
Herbs, perennial, 40–60 cm tall, sericeous-puberulent,
later ± glabrescent. Leaves ± sessile. Lowermost leaves obovate,
pinnatipartite. Middle stem leaves obovate or obovatetriangular,
7–9 × 4–5 cm, obliquely 3–5-partite from apex to
center; segments oblong or elliptic, 20–40 × 5–10 mm, base
attenuate, margin 1- or 2-serrate. Uppermost leaves obovateelliptic,
obliquely 3-partite or entire; leaflike bracts obovatelanceolate
or lanceolate. Synflorescence a lax, broad panicle.
Involucre hemispheric or campanulate, 4–5 mm in diam. Marginal
female florets 5–10. Disk florets 10–25, bisexual. Achenes
obovoid or ovoid. Fl. and fr. Jul–Oct.
● Shrublands; ca. 3600 m. E Xizang.
89. Artemisia montana (Nakai) Pampanini, Nuovo Giorn. Bot.
Ital., n.s., 36: 461. 1930.
山地蒿 shan di hao
Artemisia vulgaris Linnaeus f. montana Nakai, Bot. Mag.
(Tokyo) 26: 104. 1912; A. gigantea Kitamura; A. montana var.
latiloba Pampanini.
Herbs, perennial, 150–200 cm tall, from creeping rhi-
ANTHEMIDEAE
zomes, gray pubescent, glabrescent. Basal leaves withering before
anthesis. Middle stem leaves: petiole 2.5–3 cm; leaf blade
ovate, 13–19 × 4–12 cm, abaxially gray tomentose, adaxially
thinly arachnoid, glabrescent; pinnatipartite, segments 2 or 3
pairs, oblong or oblong-lanceolate; distal lobes larger, base
attenuate, entire or occasionally few serrate. Uppermost leaves
and leaflike bracts lanceolate, 3-cleft or entire. Synflorescence a
large, often rather narrow, panicle, main branches usually ascending;
ultimate branches short, secund, without bracts. Involucre
oblong, 2.5–3 mm in diam.; outer phyllaries arachnoid tomentose.
Marginal female florets 4–6; corolla apex lacerate.
Disk florets 8–14, bisexual. Achene obovoid, 1.5–2 mm. 2n =
51–54.
Roadsides, shrublands, forest margins, wet meadows, riverside
forests; 300–2800 m. Anhui, Hunan, Jiangxi [Japan, E Russia].
“Artemisia montana Schlechtendal” (Ledebour, Fl. Ross. 2: 591.
1845) is merely a herbarium name cited as a synonym and was therefore
not validly published (Vienna Code, Art. 34.1(c)).
90. Artemisia moorcroftiana Wallich ex Candolle, Prodr. 6:
117. 1838.
小球花蒿 xiao qiu hua hao
Artemisia moorcroftiana var. campanulata Pampanini; A.
moorcroftiana f. tenuifolia Pampanini.
Subshrubs, 50–70 cm tall; rootstock horizontally creeping,
ca. 1 cm thick, woody; stems several, with capitate branches,
most parts sparsely ± arachnoid gray or yellowish pubescent or
glabrescent. Lower and middle stem leaves: petiole 1–3 cm;
leaf blade oblong, ovate, or elliptic, 5–10 × 2–3(–4.5) cm, abaxially
densely gray or yellowish tomentose, adaxially sparsely
tomentose, 2- or 3-pinnatisect or partite; segments (4 or)5 or 6
pairs, ovate or elliptic-ovate; lobules lanceolate or linear-lanceolate,
margin few serrate, apex acuminate; rachis narrowly
winged. Uppermost leaves pinnatipartite; leaflike bracts 3–5partite
or entire. Synflorescence a narrowly cylindric interrupted,
racemelike panicle, 15–20 × 1.5–2.5 cm; branches 2–3
cm, erect to somewhat appressed spicate. Capitula sessile. Involucre
globose or hemispheric, 4–6 mm in diam.; outer phyllaries
purplish, sparsely pubescent, margin not hyaline scarious,
apex acute. Receptacle ± convex, glabrous. Florets purplish.
Marginal female florets 15–20; corolla linear-tubular,
glandular, 2-toothed. Disk florets bisexual 30–35; corolla clavate-tubular,
base glandular, apex very sparsely hairy. Achene
brown, ± cylindric, ca. 1.75 mm. Fl. and fr. Jul–Oct. 2n = 18.
Slopes, terraces, valleys, rocky hills, subalpine steppes, subalpine
meadows; 2000–5300 m. Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai, W Sichuan, Xizang,
NW Yunnan [Bhutan, India, N Pakistan].
91. Artemisia abaensis Y. R. Ling & S. Y. Zhao, Bull. Bot.
Res., Harbin 5(2): 4. 1985.
阿坝蒿 a ba hao
Herbs, perennial, 100 cm tall or more, gray and yellowish
villous and tomentose. Middle stem leaves: petiole 3–5 mm;
leaf blade oblong-ovate or elliptic, 6–8 × 3.5–4.5 cm, sparsely
arachnoid pubescent and gland-dotted adaxially, densely gray