Artemisia caerulescens subsp. caerulescens

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1976, Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge University Press : 181

(a) Subsp. caerulescens :

Flowering stems 20-60 cm. Lower cauline leaves entire to sparsely pinnatifid or 1 - to 2-pinnatisect with primary segments usually 5-15 mm; ultimate segments of pinnatisect leaves elongate, generally more than 0-7 mm wide. Branchesand capitula erect toerecto-patent or pendent. Involucre 3-5 mm. 2n = 18. Salt-marshes and maritime cliffs; inland on calcareous soils in C. Italy. S. Portugal and S. W. Spain; Mediterranean region from Corse to Albania.