9. Tribe ANTHEMIDEAE

cent. Middle stem leaves ± sessile; leaf blade elliptic, 8–11 × 4–
5 cm, abaxially gray tomentose, glandular pubescent on veins,
adaxially densely glandular pubescent, (2 or)3-pinnatipartite or
-sect; segments 5 pairs, ovate or ovate-elliptic, 15–25 × 5–15
mm; lobules 1–3 pairs, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 5–7 × 2–4
mm, margins occasionally serrate, rachis narrowly winged. Uppermost
leaves and leaflike bracts pinnatisect or 3-partite. Synflorescence
a broad, much-branched panicle. Involucre ellipsoid
or oblong, 2–2.5 mm in diam.; phyllaries sparsely glandular
pubescent. Marginal female florets 5–10. Disk florets 8–20,
bisexual. Achenes obovoid. Fl. and fr. Jul–Oct.
● Dry shrublands, slopes, forest margins; 3100–3800 m. W Sichuan,
E Xizang.
121. Artemisia myriantha Wallich ex Besser, Tent. Abrot. 51.
1832.
多花蒿 duo hua hao
Herbs, perennial, 70–120(–150) cm tall, glandular and
eglandular pubescent. Lower and middle stem leaves: petiole
5–20 mm; leaf blade ovate or elliptic, (5–)7–12(–19) × 6–10
cm, abaxially gray arachnoid tomentose, sometimes glabrescent,
glandular pubescent on veins, adaxially densely glandular
pubescent, 1- or 2-pinnatipartite or subpinnatisect; segments 4
or 5(or 6) pairs, elliptic or ovate-elliptic, 2.5–5(–6) × (1–)1.5–
2.5(–3) cm; lobules 2 or 3 pairs, elliptic-lanceolate or ovateelliptic,
10–15(–20) × 3–5 mm, occasionally with 1 or 2 serrations,
apex mucronulate; rachis winged. Uppermost leaves
pinnatipartite; segments 3 or 4 pairs; leaflike bracts 3–5-lobed
or entire. Synflorescence a broad, much-branched panicle.
Capitula many. Involucre oblong-ovoid or oblong, 1.5–2.5(–3)
mm in diam.; phyllaries sparsely arachnoid puberulent or glabrescent.
Marginal female florets 3–5. Disk florets 4–6, bisexual.
Achenes obovoid or oblong. Fl. and fr. Aug–Nov.
Slopes, roadsides, shrublands, cultivated fields, thickets, forests,
rocky riverbanks, ravines; 800–3500 m. S Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou,
Qinghai, S Shanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan [Bhutan, N India, N Myanmar,
Nepal, N Thailand].
1a. Leaf blades abaxially and phyllaries
glabrescent ......................................... 121a. var. myriantha
1b. Leaf blades abaxially densely gray
arachnoid tomentose, phyllaries
sparsely arachnoid puberulent ...... 121b. var. pleiocephala
121a. Artemisia myriantha var. myriantha
多花蒿(原变种) duo hua hao (yuan bian zhong)
Artemisia burmanica Pampanini; A. dolichocephala Pampanini;
A. dolichocephala f. yunnanensis Pampanini; A. dubia
Wallich ex Besser var. longeracemulosa Pampanini; A. dubia
var. myriantha (Wallich ex Besser) Pampanini; A. pleiocephala
Pampanini f. yunnanensis (Pampanini) Pampanini; A. vulgaris
Linnaeus var. myriantha (Wallich ex Besser) C. B. Clarke; A.
yunnanensis H. Léveillé (Nov 1912), not Jeffrey ex Diels (Jun
1912).
Leaf blades abaxially and phyllaries glabrescent.
Slopes, roadsides, shrublands; low elevations to 2800 m. S Gansu,
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Guangxi, Guizhou, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan [Bhutan, N India, N
Myanmar, Nepal, N Thailand].
121b. Artemisia myriantha var. pleiocephala (Pampanini) Y.
R. Ling, Kew Bull. 42: 446. 1987.
白毛多花蒿 bai mao duo hua hao
Artemisia pleiocephala Pampanini, Nuovo Giorn. Bot.
Ital., n.s., 36: 446. 1930; A. dubia f. meridionalis Pampanini.
Leaves densely gray arachnoid tomentose abaxially. Phyllaries
sparsely arachnoid puberulent.
Slopes, roadsides, cultivated fields, thickets, forests, rocky riverbanks;
800–2800 m. Guizhou, Qinghai, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan [Bhutan,
N India, Nepal].
122. Artemisia orientaliyunnanensis Y. R. Ling, Bull. Bot.
Res., Harbin 8(3): 5. 1988 [“orientali-yunnanensis”].
滇东蒿 dian dong hao
Herbs, perennial, 50–100 cm tall, sparsely gray glandular
and eglandular pubescent. Lower and middle stem leaves: petiole
2–3 cm; leaf blade ovate or ovate-oblong, 4–6 × 4–5 cm,
abaxially gray arachnoid tomentose, densely glandular pubescent
on veins, 1(or 2)-pinnatisect; segments 3 pairs, elliptic
or ovate-elliptic, 15–30 × 8–15 mm, margins serrate; rachis
winged. Uppermost leaves and leaflike bracts 3–5-partite or entire.
Synflorescence a lax panicle. Involucre ovoid, 1.5–2 mm in
diam.; phyllaries puberulent. Marginal female florets 2–4. Disk
florets 2–5, bisexual. Achenes obovoid. Fl. and fr. Aug–Oct.
● Slopes, roadsides; 1500–2700 m. E Yunnan.
123. Artemisia shennongjiaensis Y. Ling & Y. R. Ling, Bull.
Bot. Res., Harbin 4(2): 24. 1984.
神农架蒿 shen nong jia hao
Herbs, perennial, 90 cm tall or more, yellowish pubescent
and glandular pubescent. Lower and middle stem leaves ± sessile;
leaf blade broadly ovate or suborbicular, 7–10 × 5–8 cm,
abaxially gray arachnoid tomentose, glandular pubescent on
veins, adaxially glandular pubescent, pinnatisect; segments (3
or)4 or 5 pairs, linear-lanceolate or linear, 35–55 × 4–6 mm,
margin occasionally with 1 or 2 serrations, apex acuminate.
Uppermost leaves and leaflike bracts 3–5-sect or entire. Synflorescence
a broad, much-branched panicle. Involucre broadly
ovoid or ovoid, 1.5–2 mm in diam.; phyllaries sparsely yellowish
arachnoid pubescent. Marginal female florets 6–8. Disk
florets 7–9, bisexual. Achenes oblong. Fl. and fr. Aug–Oct.
● Forest margins, roadsides; ca. 1600 m. W Hubei (Shennongjia).
124. Artemisia thellungiana Pampanini, Nuovo Giorn. Bot.
Ital., n.s., 33: 457. 1926.
藏腺毛蒿 zang xian mao hao
Herbs, perennial, 50–80 cm tall, sparsely glandular pubescent.
Lower and middle stem leaves ± sessile; leaf blade oblong-ovate,
8–11 × 6–10 cm, abaxially eglandular pubescent,
adaxial surface and abaxial veins sparsely glandular pubescent,
1- or 2-pinnatipartite; segments 3 or 4 pairs, elliptic or oblong-