9. Tribe ANTHEMIDEAE

742
● Gobi Desert, semidesert steppes; low elevations to 1500 m. N
Xinjiang.
8. Seriphidium scopiforme (Ledebour) Poljakov, Trudy Bot.
Inst. Akad. Nauk Kazakhsk. S.S.R. 11: 172. 1961.
帚状绢蒿 zhou zhuang juan hao
Artemisia scopiformis Ledebour, Fl. Ross. 2: 575. 1845
[“scopaeformis”]; A. scopiformis f. longiracemosa Poljakov.
Herbs, perennial, 20–40(–50) cm tall, forming compact
tussocks, gray arachnoid pubescent, later glabrescent. Lower
and middle stem leaves: petiole 0.5–1 cm; leaf blade elliptic
or ovate-elliptic, 1.5–3 × 0.5–1 cm, gray arachnoid pubescent,
later glabrescent, 1(or 2)-pinnatipartite; segments 3 or 4 pairs,
elliptic or ovate, margin 2 or 3-toothed. Upper leaves and leaflike
bracts pinnatipartite, 3-partite, or entire. Synflorescence a
somewhat broad conical panicle. Involucre ovoid or oblong, 2–
3 mm in diam.; phyllaries gray arachnoid pubescent. Florets 3–
5. Achenes obovoid. Fl. and fr. Aug–Oct.
Gobi Desert. E and N Xinjiang [Kazakhstan].
9. Seriphidium kaschgaricum (Krascheninnikov) Poljakov,
Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk Kazakhsk. S.S.R. 11: 175. 1961.
新疆绢蒿 xin jiang juan hao
Subshrubs, 30–35 cm tall, with vertical woody rootstock,
branching from lower parts, branches slender, erect, densely
arachnoid pubescent or glabrescent. Lower and middle stem
leaves: petiole 5–8 mm; leaf blade elliptic or oblong-ovate,
1.5–2 × 1–1.5 cm, stiff, arachnoid pubescent or ± glabrescent,
1- or 2-pinnatisect; segments 2 or 3 pairs; lobes or lobules 1–5
× 0.5–1.5(–2) mm. Uppermost leaves and leaflike bracts linear,
entire. Synflorescence a ± broad conical to ovoid panicle. Capitula
± dense or spreading along branches, sessile or shortly
pedunculate. Involucre oblong-obovoid or ovoid-ellipsoid, 2–3
mm in diam., base ± cuneate; phyllaries recurved, arachnoid
pubescent, later glabrescent. Florets 4–6; corolla purple-red.
Achenes ovoid or obovoid. Fl. and fr. Aug–Oct.
Slopes, Gobi Desert, dry valleys, rocky hills, roadsides; low elevations
to 1200 m. N Xinjiang [Kazakhstan].
1a. Lobules of leaves 3–5 mm; capitula
spreading along branches ................. 9a. var. kaschgaricum
1b. Lobules of leaves 1–3 mm; capitula
± dense along branches ................... 9b. var. dshungaricum
9a. Seriphidium kaschgaricum var. kaschgaricum
新疆绢蒿(原变种) xin jiang juan hao (yuan bian zhong)
Artemisia kaschgarica Krascheninnikov, Trudy Bot. Inst.
Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 3: 350.
1937.
Lobules of leaves 3–5 mm. Synflorescence a broad and
ovoid panicle. Capitula spreading along branches.
Slopes, Gobi Desert, dry valleys, rocky hills, roadsides; low elevations
to 1200 m. N Xinjiang [Kazakhstan].
9b. Seriphidium kaschgaricum var. dshungaricum (Filatova)
Y. R. Ling, Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 8(3): 116. 1988.
ANTHEMIDEAE
准噶尔绢蒿 zhun ga er juan hao
Artemisia kaschgarica var. dschungarica Filatova, Fl.
Kazakhst. 9: 128. 1966.
Lobules of leaves 1–3 mm. Capitula ± dense along
branches and in somewhat broad panicles.
● N Xinjiang.
10. Seriphidium fedtschenkoanum (Krascheninnikov) Poljakov,
Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk Kazakhsk. S.S.R. 11: 176.
1961.
苍绿绢蒿 cang lü juan hao
Artemisia fedtschenkoana Krascheninnikov, Trudy Bot.
Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 3: 351.
1937.
Herbs, perennial, 15–35 cm tall, gray pubescent or glabrescent.
Lower stem leaves: petiole 5–15 mm; leaf blade ovate
or elliptic, 1.5–3 × 1–2(–2.5) cm, pubescent, 2-pinnatisect; segments
2 or 4 pairs; lobules linear or linear-lanceolate, distal
lobules 4–6, lateral lobules 2–3 × 0.3–0.8 mm, apex mucronulate.
Middle stem leaves pinnatisect. Upper leaves and leaflike
bracts linear, entire. Synflorescence a long narrow panicle. Involucre
ovoid-oblong or ovoid, 1.5–2 mm in diam.; phyllaries
puberulent, later glabrescent. Florets 2 or 3. Achenes oblongovoid.
Fl. and fr. Aug–Oct.
Semidesert steppes, meadows, hills, dry slopes, terraces, roadsides;
below 1500 m. W Gansu, E, S, and SW Xinjiang [Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan].
11. Seriphidium issykkulense (Poljakov) Poljakov, Trudy Bot.
Inst. Akad. Nauk Kazakhsk. S.S.R. 11: 173. 1961.
伊塞克绢蒿 yi sai ke juan hao
Artemisia issykkulensis Poljakov, Bot. Mater. Gerb. Glavn.
Bot. Sada R.S.F.S.R. 17: 415. 1955; A. fedtschenkoana Krascheninnikov
var. issykkulensis (Poljakov) Poljakov.
Subshrubs, 20–40 cm tall, gray puberulent. Lowermost
leaves: petiole 5–15 mm; leaf blade oblong-ovate or ovate, 10–
25 × 4–6 mm, gray puberulent, 2-pinnatisect; segments 2–4
pairs; lobules narrowly linear, distal lobules 4 or 5, lateral lobules
1.5–3 × 0.3–0.6 mm, obtuse apically. Middle stem and upper
leaves pinnatisect; leaflike bracts narrowly linear-lanceolate.
Capitula ± dense along branches and in somewhat broad
or narrow panicles. Involucre oblong-ovoid or ovoid, 1–1.5
mm in diam.; phyllaries puberulent. Florets 3–5. Achenes ovoid
or obovoid. Fl. and fr. Aug–Nov.
Rocky slopes, Gobi Desert, semidesert and desert steppes; low
elevations to 1400 m. N Xinjiang [Kazakhstan].
12. Seriphidium cinum (O. Berg & C. F. Schmidt) Poljakov,
Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk Kazakhsk. S.S.R. 11: 176. 1961.
蛔蒿 hui hao
Artemisia cina O. Berg & C. F. Schmidt, Darstell. Beschr.
Off. Gew. 4: t. 29. 1863.
Herbs, perennial, 20–40(–70) cm tall, gray arachnoid pu-