9. Tribe ANTHEMIDEAE

● Alpine or subalpine steppes, meadows, rocky slopes; 3500–
4600 m. SW Gansu, W Sichuan, Xizang.
172c. Artemisia desertorum var. foetida (Jacquemont ex Candolle)
Y. Ling & Y. R. Ling, Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 8(4): 55.
1988.
矮沙蒿 ai sha hao
Artemisia foetida Jacquemont ex Candolle, Prodr. 6: 98.
1838.
Stems clustered, less than 20 cm tall, shortly branched or
not; most parts gray or yellowish pubescent. Middle stem
leaves 1(or 2)-pinnatisect or -partite; segments linear. Synflorescence
a racemelike panicle. Involucre (2–)2.5–3 mm in
diam.; phyllaries brown, very thin.
● Alpine meadows, grasslands, gravelly slopes, in shrubs; 3500–
4200 m. Qinghai, W Sichuan, Xizang.
173. Artemisia duthreuil-de-rhinsi Krascheninnikov, Bot.
Mater. Gerb. Glavn. Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 3: 22. 1922.
青藏蒿 qing zang hao
Oligosporus duthreuil-de-rhinsi (Krascheninnikov) Poljakov.
Herbs, perennial, 10–20(–30) cm tall, with a short thick
rootstock, gray or yellowish pubescent, later sparsely pubescent.
Lower stem leaves: petiole 1–2 cm; leaf blade ovate or oblong,
2–3 × 1.5–2 cm, 2-pinnatisect; segments 3 or 4 pairs, elliptic;
lobules 3–5 pairs, lanceolate, 3–5 × 1–1.5 cm, apex obtuse.
Middle and upper stem leaves: leaf blade ovate or oblong,
pinnatisect; segments 2 or 3 pairs; lobes linear-lanceolate, 5–
15 × 2–3 mm; leaflike bracts linear-lanceolate or falcate. Synflorescence
a narrow panicle. Capitula dense, sessile. Involucre
2.5–3.5 mm in diam.; phyllaries densely pubescent or glabrescent.
Marginal female florets 6–9. Disk florets 8–14, male.
Achenes oblong or broadly ovoid. Fl. and fr. Jul–Oct.
● Alpine or subalpine steppes, meadows, rocky slopes; 3700–
4600 m. Qinghai, W Sichuan, E Xizang.
174. Artemisia eriopoda Bunge, Enum. Pl. China Bor. 37.
1833.
南牡蒿 nan mu hao
Herbs, perennial, (30–)40–80 cm tall, much branched,
with a short thick terete rootstock. Basal and lower stem leaves:
petiole 1.5–3 cm; leaf blade suborbicular, broadly ovate, or
obovate, 4–6(–8) × 2.5–6 cm, 1- or 2-pinnatisect to almost entire;
segments 2 or 3(or 4) pairs, obovate or subspatulate, cleft
or serrate at margin or leaves entire or few serrate, base attenuate.
Middle stem leaves: blade suborbicular or broadly ovate,
2–4 × 2–4 cm, 1- or 2-pinnatisect or partite; lobes 2 or 3 pairs,
elliptic or subspatulate, 3-partite or -cleft, serrate or entire apically.
Uppermost leaves pinnatisect; lobes elliptic or lobules
narrowly linear or narrowly lanceolate; leaflike bracts 3-lobed
or entire. Synflorescence a broad panicle, main branches many,
with short lateral branches. Capitula many, pedunculate. Involucre
broadly ovoid or subglobose, 1.5–2.5 mm in diam. Marginal
female florets 4–8. Disk florets 6–10, male. Achenes oblong.
Fl. and fr. Jun–Nov.
ANTHEMIDEAE
733
Forest margins, roadsides, grasslands, shrublands, canyons, forest
steppes, steppes, seashore dunes, waste areas, slopes, mountains; near
sea level to 2100 m. Anhui, S and SW Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Hubei,
Hunan, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, S Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi,
Sichuan, N Yunnan [Japan, Korea, E Mongolia].
1a. Stem more than (40–)50 cm tall; basal
leaves broadly ovate, obovate, suborbicular,
or obovate-attenuate, pinnatifid, distal
lobe larger than laterals, or leaves entire,
but serrate at apex, middle stem leaves
pinnatisect, lobes serrate; capitula in
broad, much-branched panicles.
2a. Basal leaves broadly ovate or
obovate, 1- or 2-pinnatisect ........ 174a. var. eriopoda
2b. Basal leaves suborbicular or
obovate-attenuate, entire,
partite, or cleft at apex ............. 174c. var. rotundifolia
1b. Stem 30–40 cm tall; basal leaves
divided, distal lobes not larger than
other lobes; capitula in ± narrow panicles.
3a. Leaves nearly succulent, lower
leaves pinnatisect, segments
regularly 3-cleft apically ............. 174b. var. maritima
3b. Leaves papery, lower leaves
pinnatisect, irregularly cleft,
serrate, or entire.
4a. Middle stem leaves
pinnatisect, segments
2- or 3-cleft ...................... 174d. var. gansuensis
4b. Middle stem leaves 1-
or 2-pinnatisect, lobules
narrowly linear or narrowly
linear-lanceolate .............. 174e. var. shanxiensis
174a. Artemisia eriopoda var. eriopoda
南牡蒿(原变种) nan mu hao (yuan bian zhong)
Artemisia capillaris Thunberg f. grandiflora Pampanini;
A. capillaris var. grandiflora (Pampanini) Pampanini; A. desertorum
Sprengel f. latifolia Pampanini, p.p.; A. japonica Thunberg
f. eriopoda (Bunge) Pampanini; A. japonica var. eriopoda
(Bunge) Komarov; A. pubescens Ledebour subsp. eriopoda
(Bunge) Kitamura.
Stem more than (40–)50 cm tall. Leaves papery, basal
leaves broadly ovate to obovate, 1- or 2-pinnatisect, distal lobe
larger than laterals, lobes serrate. Synflorescence a broad,
much-branched panicle.
Forest margins, roadsides, grasslands, shrublands, canyons, forest
steppes, steppes; low elevations to 1500 m. Anhui, Hebei, Henan, Hubei,
Hunan, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, S Shaanxi, Shandong,
Shanxi, Sichuan, N Yunnan [Japan, Korea, E Mongolia].
174b. Artemisia eriopoda var. maritima Y. Ling & Y. R. Ling,
Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 8(3): 6. 1988.
渤海滨南牡蒿 bo hai bin nan mu hao
Stem 30–40 cm tall. Leaves nearly succulent; lower leaves
pinnatisect, distal lobes not larger than other lobes, segments
regularly 3-cleft apically. Synflorescence a somewhat broad
panicle.