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Artemisia glabella Karelin & Kirilov; A. obtusiloba var. glabella (Karelin & Kirilov) Poljakov.

Middle stem leaves: blade ovate or obovate, 0.3-0.7 × 0.2-0.5 cm, 1- or 2-pinnatisect; segments (2 or)3 or 4 pairs; lobules linear or linear-lanceolate, 3-6 × 0.5-1.5 mm. Involucre 1.5-2.5(-3.5) mm in diam.; receptacle glabrous. Female florets 6-10. Disk florets 15-25. Achenes ellipsoid. Fl. and fr. Jul-Sep.

Rocky slopes, steppes, canyons; low elevations. N Xinjiang [Russia].

Artemisia obtusiloba var. glabra has been treated as a distinct species belonging to A. sect. Abrotanum because it lacks the hairy receptacle characteristic of A. sect. Absinthium. In all other characters it is a good match with A. obtusiloba.