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cm; leaf blade oblong, 2–3 × 1.5–2.5 cm, 2-pinnatisect; segments
4 or 5 pairs; lobules linear-lanceolate, 5–8 × 1.5–2 mm.
Uppermost leaves and leaflike bracts (1 or)2-pinnatisect. Capitula
in narrow panicles, ovoid, 2–3 mm in diam. Phyllaries
sparsely yellowish tomentose. Marginal female florets 3–8.
Disk florets 14–18, bisexual. Achene obovoid or oblong. Fl. and
fr. Aug–Oct.
● Slopes; ca. 4200 m. S and SW Xizang.
97. Artemisia comaiensis Y. Ling & Y. R. Ling, Bull. Bot.
Res., Harbin 8(3): 3. 1988.
高山矮蒿 gao shan ai hao
Herbs, perennial, dwarf, caespitose, 8–30 cm tall, gray or
yellowish sericeous-pubescent. Lower and middle stem leaves:
petiole 1–1.5 cm; leaf blade oblong, elliptic, or oblong-ovate,
1.5–3.5 × 0.5–2 cm, yellowish pubescent, 2- or 3-pinnatisect;
segments 4 or 5(or 6) pairs, elliptic or oblong-ovate, 5–15 ×
3–10 mm, pinnatipartite or 3-lobed; lobules elliptic or ellipticlanceolate;
rachis narrowly winged. Uppermost leaves and leaflike
bracts 1- or 2-pinnatisect. Synflorescence a narrow panicle.
Capitula 2–4, sessile. Involucre hemispheric or subglobose, 3–4
mm in diam.; phyllaries densely brown-yellow tomentose. Marginal
female florets 8–13. Disk florets 18–20, bisexual. Achenes
obovoid. Fl. and fr. Aug–Oct.
● Alpine steppes, slopes, roadsides; 4000–5000 m. W Sichuan, E
Xizang.
98. Artemisia orientalihengduangensis Y. Ling & Y. R. Ling,
Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 8(4): 34. 1988 [“orientali-hengduangensis”].
东方蒿 dong fang hao
Artemisia roxburghiana Besser var. orientalis Pampanini,
Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 36: 430. 1930; A. roxburghiana f.
angustisecta Pampanini.
Herbs, perennial, 30–70 cm tall, gray tomentose, later
sparsely tomentose. Lowermost leaves: petiole 5–15(–20) mm;
leaf blade oblong or ovate-elliptic, 2.5–5.5 × 2–3.5 cm, sparsely
pubescent adaxially, densely yellowish tomentose and veins pubescent
abaxially, 1- or 2-pinnatisect; segments 4 or 5 pairs,
distal and upper lobes longer than basal lobes, upper lobes elliptic
or oblong, 10–20 × 5–10 mm, lobulate or serrate; lobules 1
or 2 pairs, 3–5 × 1–3 mm. Middle stem leaves ± sessile; leaf
blade oblong or obovate-oblong, 3–5.5 × 2–3 cm, pinnatipartite
or -subsect; segments 4 or 5 pairs, elliptic or oblong, 5–15(–20)
× 3–8 mm; rachis narrowly winged. Uppermost leaves and leaflike
bracts 3–7-lobed; lobes lanceolate or linear-lanceolate. Capitula
in narrow panicles, broadly ovoid or oblong, 3.5–4 mm in
diam., sessile. Phyllaries gray or yellowish arachnoid tomentose.
Marginal female florets 5–9. Disk florets 8–15, bisexual.
Achene oblong or ovoid-oblong. Fl. and fr. Jul–Sep.
Slopes, roadsides, grasslands; 2300–3200 m. Sichuan, Yunnan [N
Myanmar].
Artemisia orientalihengduangensis is used medicinally.
99. Artemisia imponens Pampanini, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital.,
n.s., 36: 424. 1930.
ANTHEMIDEAE
锈苞蒿 xiu bao hao
Herbs, perennial, 70–100 cm tall, sparsely yellowish or
rust-colored pubescent or glabrescent. Lowermost leaves sessile;
leaf blade ovate or broadly ovate, 2- or 3-pinnatisect. Middle
stem leaves: leaf blade ovate or oblong, 5–7 × 4–6 cm,
abaxially densely gray tomentose, adaxially sparsely sericeouspubescent
and white glandular punctuate, 2(or 3)-pinnatisect;
segments 4 or 5 pairs; lobules lanceolate or linear-lanceolate,
10–15 × 1.5–3 mm, rachis narrowly winged, margin revolute,
apex acute and mucronulate. Uppermost leaves 1(or 2)-pinnatisect;
leaflike bracts pinnatisect, 5-lobed, or entire, latter
lanceolate or linear-lanceolate. Synflorescence a somewhat long
and broad panicle. Capitula sessile. Involucre hemispheric or
subovoid, 3–4(–5) mm in diam.; phyllaries densely rust-colored
tomentose. Marginal female florets 8–10. Disk florets 10–30,
bisexual. Achenes oblong. Fl. and fr. Aug–Nov.
● Slopes, forest margins, grasslands; 3400–4700 m. W Hubei,
Qinghai, W Sichuan, E Xizang, NW Yunnan.
100. Artemisia smithii Mattfeld, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni
Veg. 22: 246. 1926.
球花蒿 qiu hua hao
Herbs, perennial, 15–60 cm tall, rhizomatous, often not
branched; most parts gray sericeous-pubescent. Basal leaves in
dense rosette; petiole 6–7(–15) cm; leaf blade elliptic-ovate or
oblong, 7–12 × 5–6 cm, 1- or 2-pinnatipartite; segments (3
or)4–6 pairs; distal and lateral lobes obovate, 2–4 × 1–3 cm,
divided; lobules lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, rarely ovatelanceolate,
10–15 × 3–5 mm; basal lobes entire; rachis with 3–4
mm wide wing. Lower and middle stem leaves: petiole 1–3 cm;
leaves few, oblong or oblong-elliptic, 2.5–5(–6) × 1.5–3.5(–4)
cm, pinnatisect; segments 3 or 4 pairs; lobes lanceolate, linearlanceolate,
or oblanceolate, 10–30(–35) × 2–3 mm. Uppermost
leaves and leaflike bracts lanceolate or oblanceolate, 30–50 ×
2–4 mm. Synflorescence a simple erect raceme, to 35 cm. Capitula
nodding; peduncles 3–10 mm. Involucre hemispheric, 6–10
mm in diam.; phyllaries densely yellowish pubescent. Marginal
female florets 10–16. Disk florets 50–60, bisexual; corolla limb
purple. Achene obovoid or oblong. Fl. and fr. Jul–Oct.
● Alpine steppes, alpine meadows, slopes; 3200–4600 m. S Gansu,
E Qinghai, NW Sichuan.
101. Artemisia speciosa (Pampanini) Y. Ling & Y. R. Ling,
Acta Phytotax. Sin. 18: 505. 1980.
西南大头蒿 xi nan da tou hao
Artemisia smithii Mattfeld var. speciosa Pampanini, Nuovo
Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 36: 423. 1930; A. smithii f. paniculata
Pampanini.
Herbs, perennial, 60–80 cm tall, puberulent. Lower and
middle stem leaves ± sessile; leaf blade ovate or broadly ovate,
7–9 × 4–6 cm, abaxially densely gray arachnoid tomentose,
adaxially sericeous-pubescent, 2-pinnatisect; segments 4 or 5
pairs; lobules linear-lanceolate or falcate-lanceolate, 20–40 ×
1.5–2.5 mm; rachis narrowly winged. Uppermost leaves pinnatisect
or 3–5-lobed; leaflike bracts linear-lanceolate. Synflorescence
a narrow panicle. Involucre hemispheric, 5–7 mm in