Artemisia lehmanniana Bunge, Beitr. Fl. Russl. 164. 1852.

Subshrubs, 15-40(-50) cm tall, with many short sterile branches, densely arachnoid pubescent, later glabrescent. Lower stem leaves: petiole 10-20 mm; leaf blade suborbicular, 1.5-2.5(-3) × 1.5-2.5(-3) cm, (2 or)3-pinnatisect; segments (2 or)3 or 4 pairs; lobules linear, 3-4 × 0.5-0.8 mm. Middle stem leaves 2-pinnatisect; lobules short, narrow to linear. Upper leaves 1(or 2)-pinnatisect; leaflike bracts divided or entire. Synflorescence a very narrow panicle; branches very short with densely crowded capitula. Involucre ovoid-oblong or ovoid, 1.5-2.5 mm in diam.; phyllaries sparsely arachnoid pubescent. Florets 4-8; corolla limb red. Achenes ovoid or obovoid. Fl. and fr. Aug-Oct.

Rocky slopes, canyons, roadsides; 1800-2400 m. N Xinjiang [Afghanistan, India, Kazakhstan; SW Asia (Iran)].