9. Tribe ANTHEMIDEAE

23. Seriphidium santolinum (Schrenk) Poljakov, Trudy Bot.
Inst. Akad. Nauk Kazakhsk. S.S.R. 11: 173. 1961.
沙漠绢蒿 sha mo juan hao
Artemisia santolina Schrenk, Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad.
Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 3: 106. 1845.
Subshrubs, 25–35(–45) cm tall, with a thick rootstock,
densely gray tomentose, later glabrescent. Lower and middle
stem leaves ± sessile; leaf blade elliptic-linear or broadly linear,
1–7 × 0.5–1.5 mm, pinnatifid; segments 10(–15) pairs, small,
suborbicular or oblong, or orbicularly 2- or 3-lobed. Upper
leaves and leaflike bracts entire. Synflorescence a broad lax
panicle. Involucre ovoid or ovoid-oblong, 2–3.5 mm in diam.;
phyllaries densely gray puberulent. Florets 3 or 4. Achenes
ovoid or obovoid. Fl. and fr. Aug–Oct.
Desert dunes; below 1400 m. N Xinjiang [Kazakhstan; SW Asia
(Caucasus, Iran)].
24. Seriphidium borotalense (Poljakov) Y. Ling & Y. R. Ling,
Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 8(3): 120. 1988.
博洛塔绢蒿 bo luo ta juan hao
Artemisia borotalensis Poljakov, Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot.
Inst. Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 16: 425. 1954.
Herbs, perennial, 12–20 cm tall, with a thick rootstock,
gray arachnoid tomentose. Lower stem leaves: petiole 5–8 mm;
leaf blade elliptic, 1–2(–3) × 0.8–1.5(–2) cm, densely gray tomentose,
2-pinnatisect; segments (3 or)4 or 5 pairs; lobules linear,
1.5–3 × 0.5–1 mm, obtuse apically. Middle stem leaves pinnatisect.
Upper leaves and leaflike bracts narrowly linear, entire.
Synflorescence a narrow spikelike panicle. Involucre oblongovoid,
1.5–2 mm in diam.; phyllaries densely arachnoid pubescent,
gland-dotted. Florets 5–7. Achenes obovoid or obovoidellipsoid.
Fl. and fr. Aug–Oct.
● Gobi Desert, desert and semidesert steppes, rocky slopes, terraces;
1000–1500 m. N Xinjiang.
25. Seriphidium rhodanthum (Ruprecht) Poljakov, Trudy Bot.
Inst. Akad. Nauk Kazakhsk. S.S.R. 11: 175. 1961.
高山绢蒿 gao shan juan hao
Artemisia rhodantha Ruprecht, Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint
Pétersbourg, Sér. 7, 14(4): 52. 1869.
Herbs, perennial, 4–15(–20) cm tall, with a thick rootstock
and capitate branches, densely white tomentose. Lower stem
leaves: petiole 5–10 mm; leaf blade suborbicular or ovate,
densely incanous tomentose, 2(or 3)-pinnati- or subpalmatisect;
segments 3 or 4(or 5) pairs; lobules linear, 2–3 mm. Middle
stem leaves shortly petiolate, 2-pinnatisect. Upper leaves pinnatisect;
leaflike bracts linear or elliptic, entire. Synflorescence
a narrow, spikelike panicle. Involucre ovoid or ovoid-oblong,
1.5–2(–2.5) mm in diam.; phyllaries densely gray tomentose.
Florets 5–7; corolla limb red. Achenes ovoid or obovoid. Fl.
and fr. Aug–Oct.
Rocky slopes, steppes, terraces; (1500–)2100–3700 m. SW Xinjiang
[Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan].
ANTHEMIDEAE
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26. Seriphidium korovinii (Poljakov) Poljakov, Trudy Bot.
Inst. Akad. Nauk Kazakhsk. S.S.R. 11: 175. 1961.
昆仑绢蒿 kun lun juan hao
Artemisia korovinii Poljakov, Bot. Mater. Gerb. Bot. Inst.
Komarova Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R. 18: 279. 1957.
Herbs, perennial, 15–25 cm tall, with a thick rootstock,
gray pubescent, later glabrescent. Lower stem leaves: petiole
short; leaf blade ovate, 1–2.5 × 0.5–1 cm, pubescent, 1- or 2pinnatisect;
segments 2(or 3) pairs, 3-lobuled or not; lobes or
lobules linear, elliptic, or elliptic-lanceolate, 1.5–3 mm. Middle
stem leaves pinnatisect. Upper leaves and leaflike bracts linear,
elliptic-lanceolate, or elliptic, entire. Synflorescence a narrow
spikelike panicle. Involucre ovoid or ovoid-oblong, 2–2.5(–3)
mm in diam.; phyllaries puberulent, gland-dotted. Florets 4 or
5; corolla limb yellow or red. Achenes ovoid or obovoid. Fl.
and fr. Aug–Oct.
Gobi Desert, rocky slopes, semidesert steppes; 2000–3000 m. S
Xinjiang [Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan].
27. Seriphidium grenardii (Franchet) Y. R. Ling & Humphries,
Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 8(3): 121. 1988.
高原绢蒿 gao yuan juan hao
Artemisia grenardii Franchet, Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris)
3: 323. 1897 [“grenardi”]; A. stracheyi J. D. Hooker & Thomson
ex C. B. Clarke var. grenardii (Franchet) Y. R. Ling.
Subshrubs, 15–20 cm tall, yellowish puberulent. Lower
and middle stem leaves: petiole 5–10 mm; leaf blade ovate or
oblong, 0.5–0.8 × 0.3–0.5 cm, (1 or)2-pinnatisect; segments 3
or 4 pairs; lobules or lobes lanceolate or elliptic-lanceolate, 2–3
× 0.5–1 mm. Upper leaves and leaflike bracts pinnatisect, 3lobed
or entire. Synflorescence a narrow spikelike panicle. Involucre
ovoid or subglobose, 2–3 mm in diam.; phyllaries yellowish
puberulent. Florets 4–6. Achenes obovoid. Fl. and fr.
Aug–Oct.
● High mountains. S Xinjiang.
28. Seriphidium compactum (Fischer ex Candolle) Poljakov,
Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk Kazakhsk. S.S.R. 11: 175. 1961.
聚头绢蒿 ju tou juan hao
Artemisia compacta Fischer ex Candolle, Prodr. 6: 102.
1838; A. lercheana Weber ex Stechmann var. gmeliniana (Besser)
Candolle, p.p.; A. maritima Linnaeus var. compacta
(Fischer ex Candolle) Ledebour; A. maritima var. fischeriana
Besser; A. maritima f. gmeliniana (Besser) Ledebour, p.p.; A.
maritima subsp. gmeliniana (Besser) Krascheninnikov, p.p.; A.
maritima var. gmeliniana Besser, p.p.
Herbs, perennial or subshrubs, 15–40 cm tall, with a rootstock,
gray arachnoid tomentose, later glabrescent. Lower stem
leaves: petiole 5–10 mm; leaf blade ovate, 1.5–3.5(–4) × 1–
2(–3) cm, arachnoid pubescent, later glabrescent, 2- or 3-pinnatisect;
segments (3 or)4 or 5(or 6) pairs; lobules linear, 2–
3(–4) × 0.5–1 mm, obtuse apically. Middle stem leaves 1- or
2-pinnatisect. Upper leaves pinnatisect or 3–5-lobed; leaf-