9. Tribe ANTHEMIDEAE

135d. Artemisia dracunculus var. qinghaiensis Y. R. Ling,
Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 8(4): 44. 1988.
青海龙蒿 qing hai long hao
Leaf blade linear-lanceolate or linear. Synflorescence a lax
panicle. Capitula with 2–5 mm peduncles, nodding. Involucre
2–5 mm in diam.
● Waste areas, roadsides; 2500–3500 m. E and N Qinghai.
135e. Artemisia dracunculus var. pamirica (C. Winkler) Y. R.
Ling & Humphries, Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 8(4): 45. 1988.
帕米尔蒿 pa mi er hao
Artemisia pamirica C. Winkler, Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk.
Bot. Sada 11: 329. 1890; A. pamirica var. aschurbazewii
C. Winkler; A. pamirica f. trifida C. Winkler; A. simplicifolia
Pampanini; Oligosporus pamiricus (C. Winkler)
Poljakov.
Fertile shoots many, 20–30(–40) cm tall. Stem, branches,
and leaves densely tomentose, later sparsely so. Leaves closely
spaced; leaf blade lanceolate, entire. Synflorescence a dense,
narrow panicle. Capitula closely spaced along short lateral
branches.
Rocky slopes, meadow steppes; 3000–3400 m. Qinghai, W
Xinjiang, W Xizang [Afghanistan, W Pakistan, Tajikistan].
136. Artemisia sphaerocephala Krascheninnikov, Trudy Bot.
Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 3: 348.
1937.
圆头蒿 yuan tou hao
Artemisia salsoloides Willdenow var. mongolica Pampanini,
p.p.; Oligosporus sphaerocephalus (Krascheninnikov)
Poljakov.
Shrubs, 80–150 tall, with a strong woody stock, long and
shortly branched, puberulent or glabrescent, incanous or yellowish,
bark flaking off. Leaves ± succulent. Lower and middle
stem leaves: petiole 0.3–0.8 cm; leaf blade broadly ovate or
ovate, 2–5(–8) × 1.5–3(–4) cm, puberulent or glabrescent, 1- or
2-pinnatisect; segments (1 or)2 or 3 pairs, lateral middle lobes
longer than other lobes, 3-sect; lobules linear or falcate, (5–)10–
20(–30) × (1–)1.5–2 mm, apex mucronulate. Uppermost leaves
pinnatisect or 3-lobed; leaflike bracts linear, entire. Synflorescence
a broad, much-branched panicle. Capitula shortly pedunculate,
nodding. Involucre globose or subglobose, 3–4 mm in
diam.; phyllaries ± leathery. Marginal female florets 4–12. Disk
florets 6–20, male. Achenes minute, obovoid. Fl. and fr. Jul–
Oct.
Dunes of desert areas, desert steppes, dry slopes; 1000–2900 m. N
and W Gansu, SW Nei Mongol, Ningxia, N Qinghai, N Shaanxi, N
Shanxi, E Xinjiang [S Mongolia].
Artemisia sphaerocephala is used for windbreaks and sand stabilization,
and it is used medicinally.
137. Artemisia wudanica Liou & W. Wang, Acta Phytotax.
Sin. 17(4): 88. 1979.
乌丹蒿 wu dan hao
ANTHEMIDEAE
723
Shrubs, 100–200 cm tall or more, gray, with many long
branches, branchlets, and short branches. Lower and middle
stem leaves: petiole 5–6 cm; leaf blade broadly ovate, (5–)6–
8 × 3–4 cm, 2-pinnatisect; segments 2 or 3(or 4) pairs, 2- or 3lobuled;
lobules linear, 20–40 × 1.5–2.5 mm, apex mucronulate.
Uppermost leaves and leaflike bracts pinnatisect or 3lobed;
lobes linear. Synflorescence a narrow or moderately
broad panicle. Capitula shortly pedunculate, nodding. Involucre
globose or subglobose, 4–5 mm in diam. Marginal female florets
7–9. Disk florets 14–22, male. Achenes oblong-obovoid. Fl.
and fr. Jul–Oct.
● Dunes of desert areas; low to middle elevations. N Hebei, S Nei
Mongol.
Artemisia wudanica is used for windbreaks and sand stabilization.
138. Artemisia halodendron Turczaninow ex Besser, Bull.
Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 8: 19. 1835.
盐蒿 yan hao
Artemisia intramongolica H. C. Fu; A. intramongolica var.
microphylla H. C. Fu; Oligosporus halodendron (Turczaninow
ex Besser) Poljakov.
Shrubs, 50–80 tall, with many long branches and branchlets,
glabrescent, purple. Leaves puberulent or glabrescent.
Lower and middle stem leaves: petiole 1–4 cm; leaf blade
broadly ovate or suborbicular, 1- or 2-pinnatisect; segments (2
or)3 or 4 pairs, basal lobes longer than others; lobules 1 or 2
pairs, linear, 10–15(–20) × 0.5–1 mm, apex mucronulate. Uppermost
leaves and leaflike bracts 3–5-sect or entire. Synflorescence
a broad, much-branched panicle. Capitula many, shortly
pedunculate or ± sessile, erect. Involucre ovoid, (2.5–)3–4 mm
in diam. Marginal female florets 4–8. Disk florets 8–15, male.
Achenes ovoid-oblong or obovoid-ellipsoid. Fl. and fr. Jul–Oct.
Dunes of desert areas, desert steppes, steppes, forest steppes,
rocky slopes. N Gansu, N Hebei, W Heilongjiang, W Jilin, W Liaoning,
Nei Mongol, Ningxia, N Shaanxi, N Shanxi, E Xinjiang [Mongolia,
Russia].
Artemisia halodendron is used for windbreaks and sand stabilization.
139. Artemisia kangmarensis Y. Ling & Y. R. Ling, Acta Phytotax.
Sin. 18: 510. 1980.
康马蒿 kang ma hao
Subshrubs, 30–40 cm tall, with short capitate branches,
puberulent or glabrescent. Lower and middle stem leaves ± sessile;
leaf blade oblong or elliptic, 1–2.5 × 0.5–1 cm, abaxially
puberulent or glabrescent, pinnatisect; segments 1 or 2 pairs;
lobes linear, linear-lanceolate, or falcate, 3–6 × ca. 1 mm. Upper
leaves and leaflike bracts 3-lobed or entire. Synflorescence
a narrow, spikelike panicle. Capitula sessile or shortly pedunculate.
Involucre globose or hemispheric, 5–6 mm in diam. Marginal
female florets 8–15. Disk florets 20–35, male; corolla
limb puberulent. Achenes obovoid or ovoid. Fl. and fr. Aug–
Oct.
● Roadsides, slopes; 4300–4500 m. E Xizang.