Artemisia qinlingensis

Guo, Xin-Qiang, Wang, Long & Yang, Qin-Er, 2021, Artemisia taibaishanensis (Asteraceae, Anthemideae), a new synonym of A. qinlingensis from China, Phytotaxa 487 (2), pp. 125-138 : 137

Key to Artemisia qinlingensis and its closely similar species

1a. Capitula campanulate .........................................................................................................................................................................2

1b. Capitula hemispheric ..........................................................................................................................................................................3

2a. Capitula larger, 2–3.5 mm broad .................................................................................................................................. A. qinlingensis

2b. Capitula smaller, 1–1.5 mm broad......................................................................................................................................................4

3a. Leaves 1-pinnatisect, with elliptic or elliptic-lanceolate lobules ...................................................................................... A. sylvatica

3b. Leaves 1–2-pinnatisect, with ovate-acuminate or cuneate lobules ............................................................................ A. roxburghiana

4a. Leaf lobules linear or lanceolate, marginally irregularly serrate.................................................................................... A. mongolica

4b. Leaf lobules elliptic-lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, marginally entire or rarely serrate ................................................ A. divaricata