西北绢蒿(原变种) xi bei juan hao (yuan bian zhong)

Artemisia nitrosa Weber ex Stechmann, Artemis. 24. 1775; A. humilis M. Bieberstein (1798), not Miller (1768); A. lercheana Weber ex Stechmann var. gmeliniana (Besser) Candolle, p.p.; A. maritima f. gmeliniana (Besser) Ledebour, p.p.; A. maritima subsp. gmeliniana (Besser) Krascheninnikov, p.p.; A. maritima var. gmeliniana Besser, p.p.; A. maritima f. humilis Ledebour.

Stem 40-50 cm tall. Lowermost leaves 2-pinnatisect, somewhat glabrescent. Synflorescence a somewhat broad elongated panicle. Capitula dispersed along branches.

Gobi Desert, rocky slopes, dry canyons, dry riverbanks, roadsides, terraces, saline-alkaline soils; low elevations to 1500 m. NW Gansu, W Nei Mongol, Xinjiang [Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia].