白苞蒿(原变种) bai bao hao (yuan bian zhong)

Artemisia lactiflora f. henryana Pampanini; A. lactiflora f. septemlobata (H. Léveillé & Vaniot) Pampanini; A. septemlobata H. Léveillé & Vaniot.

Middle stem leaf blades 1- or 2-pinnatisect or -partite. Uppermost leaf blades pinnatipartite or -sect.

Forest margins, shrublands, canyons; low elevations to 3000 m. Anhui, Fujian, S Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, S Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, S Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang [Cambodia, N India, Indonesia, Laos, Singapore, N Thailand].

Artemisia lactiflora var. lactiflora is used in anti-inflammatory medicines and is also cultivated as a culinary herb.