Artemisia maritima Linnaeus var. thomsoniana C. B. Clarke, Compos. Ind. 160. 1876; A. thomsoniana (C. B. Clarke) Filatova.

Subshrubs, 30-80 cm tall, gray arachnoid pubescent. Lower and middle stem leaves: petiole short; leaf blade ovate or broadly ovate, 2-3 × 2-3 cm, gray pubescent, 2- or 3-pinnatisect; segments 4(or 5) pairs; lobules linear, 0.5-1.5 mm. Upper leaves 1- or 2-pinnatisect; leaflike bracts 3-5-lobed. Synflorescence a broad, much-branched panicle. Involucre subglobose, 2.5-3 mm in diam.; phyllaries densely puberulent or ± glabrescent. Florets 6-10. Achenes oblong. Fl. and fr. Aug-Oct.

Slopes; 3600-4300 m. W Xizang [Afghanistan, N India, N Pakistan].