Artemisia C0MP0S1TAE Artemisia 



lvs. pinnately cleft or divided; the rhachis of the lfts. 

 not pectinate, 

 e. Lvs. gray-tomentose below, glabrous or hairy above.... 6. A. vulgaris 

 ee. Lvs. glabrous or sparsely pubescent. 



Heads very many, in terminal panicles, ovoid, 1-2 mm. 

 in diam.: If. segments definitely cuneate and 



generally trifid 7. A. japonica 



Heads not so abundant, in axillary racemes. 



Heads hemispherical, about 5mm. in diam.: lvs. 

 tripinnatisect; lobes cuneate-oblong, 3-5 mm. 



long 8. A. apiacea 



Heads ovoid to campanulate, 2-3 mm. in diam.: lvs. 

 pinnately lobed or cleft; segments narrowly 

 ovate, 20-60 mm. long; margins doubly serrate. . 9. A. lactiflora 



1. Artemisia annua Linn. MttM (Huang Hua Hao; Yellow-flowered Wormwood) (G. 

 M. 1522). Brg. annual, to 2m.; fls. greenish, IX-XI. Eurasia; locally in An., 

 Che .Hup., Ki., Ku. Roadsides, gassland. 



2. Artemisia anomala S. Moore (D.T.F. 147). Erect perennial, to 2m., fls. whitish, 

 VI VII; fr. IX-X. Southern and central China; locally in An., Che., Ki., Ku. 

 Grassland. 



3. Artemisia capillaris Thunb. fSlJ^ (Yin Ch'en Hao; Old-mat Wormwood) (Som. 

 D .4: 952). Erect perennial, to Ira.; fls. greenish, IX. Eastern Asia; locally in 

 Ku. Grassland. 



4. Artemisia scoparia Waldst. & Kit. MwQ (Shua Chou Ai; Scouringbrush Worm- 

 wood) (H.F. 3: 323). Brg. perennial herb, to 8 dm.; fls. greenish, VIII-IX. 

 Eurasia; locally in Ku. Grassland. 



5. Artemisia sacrorum Leded. &MM (Pai Lien Hao) (H.F. 3: 326). Brg. perennial, 

 to lm.; fls. gray-green, IX-X. Eastern Asia; locally in An., Hup., Ku. Roadsides, 

 grassland. 



6. Artemisia vulgaris Linn. Common Mugwort ^ZM (Ai Hao; Common Wormwood] 

 (G.M. 1522). Erect herb, to lm.; fls. gray-white, VIII-X. Eurasia; locally in 

 An., Ki, Ku. Roadsides, grassland, brushland. Fig. 388. 



Kitamura (J.J.B.20:192-4j has recorded A. gilvescens Miq. (AMBL-B 2:175) and has described 

 A. migoana Kitam. as belonging to this area. They are by designation or by description related 

 to A. vulgaris, and are regarded by the present writer as doubtfully distinct from that species. 



7. Artemisia japonica Thunb. ?$M (Mu Hao; Male Wormwood) (Be.F. 186). Erect 

 perennial, to lm.; fls. greenish, VII-VIII. Eastern Asia; locally in An., Che., 

 Hup., Ki., Ku. Grassland. 



8. Artemisia apiacea Hance (Wa. A. 2: 895). Erect perennial, to lm.; fls. VIII-IX. 

 Southeastern China; locally in Che., Ku. Grassland. 



9. Artemisia lactiflora Wall, ex DC. [ fi (Ssu Chi Ts'ai; Four-seasons Plant) (D.T. 

 F. 148). Erect perennial, to 1 m. ; fls. whitish, IX-X. Southern and central 

 China; locally in Hup., Ki. Brushland. 



VIII. Senecioneae Senecio Tribe tliKW^ (Wang Chiang Nan Tsu) 

 Herbs (ours), shrubs or rarely trees, with alternate lvs. and radiate or discoid 

 heads; bracts of the involucre not scarious, essentially in a single series, little or not oi 

 all overlapping, sometimes with a few small outer bractlets; receptacle naked : pappus 



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