冷蒿(原变种) leng hao (yuan bian zhong)

Absinthium frigidum (Willdenow) Besser; A. frigidum var. fischerianum Besser; A. frigidum var. willdenowianum Besser; Artemisia frigida var. fischeriana (Besser) Candolle; A. frigida var. intermedia Trautvetter; A. frigida var. mongolica Kitamura; A. frigida var. willdenowiana (Besser) Candolle.

Stems 30-60(-70) cm. Synflorescence branched to form a panicle. Capitula globose or ovoid, 2-3 mm in diam. Corolla limb yellow.

Steppes, subalpine meadows, dry hillsides, stable dunes, dry waste areas; 1000-4000 m. Gansu, W Heilongjiang, N Hubei, W Jilin, W Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, N Shaanxi, Xinjiang, Xizang [Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan; SW Asia, E Europe].