9. Tribe ANTHEMIDEAE

arachnoid tomentose, 2-pinnatisect; segments (4 or)5 or 6 pairs,
elliptic; lobules 2 or 3 pairs or deeply serrate; distal lobules
longer, 5–12 × 2–4 mm; rachis narrowly winged. Uppermost
leaves 1- or 2-pinnatipartite; leaflike bracts pinnatipartite, 3partite,
or entire. Capitula in broad, much-branched panicles,
oblong or oblong-ovoid, 1.5–2 mm in diam. Phyllaries sparsely
arachnoid pubescent. Marginal female florets 2–5. Disk florets
4–8, bisexual. Achene obovoid. Fl. and fr. Aug–Oct.
● Lakeshores, valleys, roadsides; middle to high elevations. SW
Gansu, W Sichuan, E Qinghai.
92. Artemisia tainingensis Handel-Mazzetti, Acta Horti
Gothob. 12: 277. 1938.
川藏蒿 chuan zang hao
Herbs, perennial, 15–30 cm tall, white tomentose or glabrous.
Lowermost and middle stem leaves: petiole 1–2 cm; leaf
blade elliptic, 1.5–3.5 × 1.2–1.8 cm, white tomentose or glabrous,
2-pinnatisect; segments 4 or 5(or 6) pairs, elliptic or
elliptic-ovate, 10–15 × 5–10 mm; lobules elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate,
(2–)5–8 × 0.5–1.3 mm; rachis narrowly winged. Uppermost
leaves and leaflike bracts ovate, 1- or 2-pinnatisect or
-partite. Capitula in narrow panicles, campanulate or ovoidcampanulate,
3–4(–4.5) mm in diam. Phyllaries brown, white
tomentose. Marginal female florets 13–16. Disk florets 20, bisexual.
Achene obovoid. Fl. and fr. Jul–Oct.
Rocky slopes, terraces; 3300–5300 m. Hubei, S Qinghai, W Sichuan,
Xizang [N India].
1a. Stem, branches, leaves, and phyllaries
white tomentose ................................ 92a. var. tainingensis
1b. Stem, branches, and leaves glabrous,
phyllaries sparsely tomentose ..................... 92b. var. nitida
92a. Artemisia tainingensis var. tainingensis
川藏蒿(原变种) chuan zang hao (yuan bian zhong)
Artemisia campbellii J. D. Hooker & Thomson ex C. B.
Clarke var. limprichtii Pampanini.
Stem, branches, leaves, and phyllaries white tomentose.
● Rocky slopes; 3300–4000 m. Hubei, S Qinghai, W Sichuan, E
Xizang.
92b. Artemisia tainingensis var. nitida (Pampanini) Y. R. Ling,
Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 8(4): 33. 1988.
无毛川藏蒿 wu mao chuan zang hao
Artemisia moorcroftiana Wallich ex Candolle f. nitida
Pampanini, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 34: 681. 1927; A.
moorcroftiana var. nitida (Pampanini) Y. Ling & Y. R. Ling.
Stem, branches, and leaves glabrous. Phyllaries sparsely
tomentose.
Terraces, rocky slopes; 4100–5300 m. C and W Xizang [N India].
93. Artemisia orientalixizangensis Y. R. Ling & Humphries,
Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 10(1): 19. 1990 [“orientali-xizangensis”].
昌都蒿 chang du hao
ANTHEMIDEAE
707
Herbs, perennial, 30–40 cm tall, gray puberulent, later glabrescent.
Lowermost leaves suborbicular or oblong, 1.5–2 × 1–
1.5 cm, 2- or 3-pinnatisect. Lower and middle stem leaves: petiole
0.4–0.7 cm; leaf blade suborbicular or oblong-ovate, 2–2.5
× 0.5–1.5 cm, 2(or 3)-pinnatisect; segments 4 or 5 pairs, oblong-ovate
or elliptic, 5–8 × 4–6 mm; lobules elliptic, 3–4 ×
1.5–2 mm; rachis narrowly winged. Uppermost leaves and leaflike
bracts sessile, 1- or 2-pinnatisect. Synflorescence a dense,
narrow, spikelike panicle. Involucre ovoid or subglobose, 1.5–
2.5 mm in diam.; phyllaries ± glabrous. Marginal female florets
3–5. Disk florets 5–10, bisexual. Achenes ovoid or obovoid. Fl.
and fr. Aug–Oct.
● Slopes, roadsides; middle elevations. E and SE Xizang.
94. Artemisia campbellii J. D. Hooker & Thomson ex C. B.
Clarke, Compos. Ind. 164. 1876.
绒毛蒿 rong mao hao
Subshrubs, 20–35 cm tall, densely yellowish or gray tomentose,
foetid. Lower stem leaves: petiole 5–15 mm; leaf
blade ovate, 2.5–4 × 1.5–2.5 cm, 2(or 3)-pinnatisect; segments
3–5 pairs, 5–15 × 3–5 mm; lobules lanceolate or linear-lanceolate,
3–5 × 0.5–1 mm. Middle stem and upper leaves sessile;
leaf blade ovate, 2–3 × 1.5–2.5 cm, abaxially densely gray or
yellowish tomentose, adaxially glabrescent, 1- or 2-pinnatisect;
segments 3 or 4 pairs; lobules linear or linear-lanceolate. Leaflike
bracts 3–5-sect or entire. Synflorescence a dense, narrow
panicle. Involucre hemispheric, 3–4(–5) mm in diam.; phyllaries
densely pubescent, margin brown. Marginal female florets
8–10. Disk florets 15–18, bisexual. Achenes oblong or obovoid.
Fl. and fr. Jul–Nov.
Dry slopes, shrublands; 3800–5300 m. Qinghai, W Sichuan, E
Xizang [Bhutan, India, N Pakistan].
95. Artemisia youngii Y. R. Ling, Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 8(3):
4. 1988.
高原蒿 gao yuan hao
Herbs, perennial, 30–50 cm tall, gray puberulent, capitately
branched. Lower and middle stem leaves: petiole 0.5–1.5
cm; leaf blade elliptic or oblong-elliptic, 3–4 × 1.5–2 cm, abaxially
densely gray pubescent, 2- or 3-pinnatisect; segments 5 or
6(or 7) pairs, elliptic; lobules 2 or 3 pairs, elliptic-lanceolate or
linear-lanceolate, 3–5 × ca. 1.5 mm, rachis narrowly winged,
occasionally few serrate. Uppermost leaves and leaflike bracts
elliptic-ovate, 1- or 2-pinnatisect. Synflorescence a dense, narrow
panicle. Involucre hemispheric or ovoid, 3–4 mm in diam.;
phyllaries puberulent. Marginal female florets 8–14. Disk florets
10–20, bisexual. Achenes oblong-ovoid or obovoid. Fl. and
fr. Aug–Oct.
● Slopes, roadsides; middle to high elevations. SE Qinghai, E Xizang.
96. Artemisia jilongensis Y. R. Ling & Humphries, Bull. Bot.
Res., Harbin 10(1): 18. 1990.
吉隆蒿 ji long hao
Herbs, perennial, 30–40 cm tall, sparsely gray or yellowish
tomentose. Lowermost and middle stem leaves: petiole 1.5–2