Ephedra distachya subsp. distachya Lag. ex Bertol.

Éphédra Petit commun (fr), Éphèdre à deux épis (fr), Éphèdre à chatons opposés (fr), Éphèdre de Suisse (fr), Raisin-de-mer (fr)

Subspecies

Gymnosperms > Gnetales > Ephedraceae > Ephedra > Ephedra distachya

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious evergreen shrub. It grows 1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Ephedra distachya subsp. distachya world distribution map, present in Albania, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Romania, Russian Federation, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77169580-1
WFO ID wfo-0000802052
COL ID 7JQJS
BDTFX ID 23987
INPN ID 134101
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ephedra arborea Ephedra clusii Ephedra macrocephala Ephedra maritima Ephedra media Ephedra minor Ephedra podostylax Ephedra botryoides Ephedra monostachya Ephedra linnaei Ephedra subtristachya Ephedra dubia Ephedra distachya subsp. distachya