矮沙蒿 ai sha hao

Artemisia foetida Jacquemont ex Candolle, Prodr. 6: 98. 1838.

Stems clustered, less than 20 cm tall, shortly branched or not; most parts gray or yellowish pubescent. Middle stem leaves 1(or 2)-pinnatisect or -partite; segments linear. Synflorescence a racemelike panicle. Involucre (2-)2.5-3 mm in diam.; phyllaries brown, very thin.

● Alpine meadows, grasslands, gravelly slopes, in shrubs; 3500-4200 m. Qinghai, W Sichuan, Xizang.