Artemisia subg. Seriphidium, Besser, 1829

Jin, Guang-Zhao, Sheludyakova, Mariya, Abduraimov, Ozodbek, Feng, Ying & Ge, Xue-Jun, 2025, A Taxonomic Revision of Artemisia Subgenus Seriphidium (Asteraceae-Anthemideae) in China, Phytotaxa 686 (1), pp. 1-103 : 7-8

Key to the species of Artemisia subg. Seriphidium in China

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Lower stem leaves 2-ternately 3-lobed, middle stem leaves 1–2-ternately 3-lobed ............................................................ A. juncea Lower and middle stem leaves pinnatisect or pinnatipartite ..............................................................................................................2 Leaves 1–2-pinnatipartite, lobules elliptic or ovate-elliptic...............................................................................................................3 Leaves 1–4-pinnatisect, lobules linear, narrowly linear, or lanceolate...............................................................................................4 Lower stem leaves 2-pinnatipartite, segments 3–6 pairs.............................................................................................. A. scopiformis Lower stem leaves 1–2-pinnatipartite, segments 7–15 pairs............................................................................................ A. santolina Capitula densely spaced along branches forming short spicate or compound capitate panicles........................................................5 Capitula spreading on branches, in narrow or broad panicles............................................................................................................8 Lower stem leaves 2-pinnatisect; middle stem leaves pinnatisect .............................................................................. A. borotalensis Lower stem leaves 2–3-pinnatisect; middle stem leaves 2-pinnatisect..............................................................................................6 Lower stem leaves ovate; middle stem leaves with pinnatifid pseudostipules ............................................................... A. compacta Lower stem leaves suborbicular or broadly ovate; middle stem leaves with linear pseudostipules ..................................................7 Stem 4–15 cm tall; rhizome without old stems .............................................................................................................. A. rhodantha Stems taller than 15 cm; rhizome with short woody brownish old stems........................................................... A. neolehmanniana Lobules rigid and nearly tomentless at maturity ................................................................................................................................9 Lobules slightly soft and tomentose at maturity...............................................................................................................................14 Stems branched from the lower part, branches 10–25 cm long and spreading ........................................................... A. kaschgarica Stem branched from the middle and upper parts, branches usually shorter than 10 cm and obliquely upward ..............................10 Lower stem leaves oblong, 2–3-pinnatisect ................................................................................................................ A. transiliensis Lower stem leaves ovate or elliptic, 2-pinnatisect ...........................................................................................................................11 Lower stem leaves elliptic, 0.5–1.5 cm long............................................................................................................... A. qingheensis Lower stem leaves ovate or oblong-ovate, more than 2 cm long.....................................................................................................12 Lower petiole 0.5–1 cm long, middle leaves 2-pinnatisect................................................................................................ A. aucheri Lower petiole more than 2 cm long, middle leaves 1–2-pinnatisect................................................................................................13 Lower leaves ovate, lobules linear-lanceolate; capitula numerous .......................................................................................... A. cina Lower leaves oblong-ovate, lobules narrowly linear; capitula fewer...................................................................... A. sublessingiana Lower leaves 3–4-pinnatisect, middle leaves 2–3-pinnatisect ..................................................................................... A. sawanensis Lower leaves 1–3-pinnatisect, middle leaves 1–2-pinnatisect .........................................................................................................15 Lower leaves 2–3-pinnatisect; middle leaves 2- or 1–2-pinnatisect ................................................................................................16 Lower leaves 1- or 2-pinnatisect; middle leaves 1- or 1–2-pinnatisect............................................................................................22 Stems branched from the upper part; lower petiole 0.3–0.5 cm long; middle leaves with linear pseudostipules....... A. gracilescens Stem branched from the lower and middle parts; lower petiole more than 1 cm long; middle leaves with pinnatifid pseudostipules...................................................................................................................................................................................17 Lower stem leaves 1.5–2 cm long and 0.5–1 cm wide...................................................................................................... A. elongata Lower stem leaves more than 2 cm long, more than 1 cm wide ......................................................................................................18 Stem branched from the middle or upper parts; branches pointing obliquely upwards...................................................................19 Stem branched from the lower part; branches spreading .................................................................................................................21 Middle leaves oblong-elliptic, 2-pinnatisect; capitula numerous................................................................................ A. schrenkiana Middle leaves ovate, 1–2-pinnatisect; capitula fewer ......................................................................................................................20 Lobules narrowly lanceolate; capitula oblong-obovoid or oblong; synflorescence a narrow or somewhat broad panicle.... A. finita Lobules linear; capitula ovoid; synflorescence a narrow spike-like panicle........................................................................ A. gobica 21.

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