Ephedra L.

Jointfir (en), Éphédra (fr)

Genus

Gymnosperms > Gnetales > Ephedraceae

Characteristics

Shrubs or occasionally clambering vines. Branches jointed, yellowish green to olive-green when young. Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3, apex obtuse to setaceous from an adaxial-median thickening. Pollen cones lanceoloid or ellipsoid to ovoid or obovoid. Seed cones ellipsoid to ovoid, obovoid, or nearly globose. Seeds ellipsoid to globose, yellow to dark brown, smooth to scabrous or furrowed. x = 7.
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-11

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Images

Ephedra unspecified picture

Distribution

Ephedra world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Switzerland, Chile, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Mali, Montenegro, Mauritania, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Palau, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Singapore, Somalia, Turks and Caicos Islands, Chad, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay, United States of America, Uzbekistan, and Yemen

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:328160-2
WFO ID wfo-4000013540
COL ID 8VXD7
BDTFX ID 85564
INPN ID 192210
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ephedra

Lower taxons

Ephedra altissima Ephedra antisyphilitica Ephedra aspera Ephedra brevifoliata Ephedra californica Ephedra compacta Ephedra coryi Ephedra cutleri Ephedra dahurica Ephedra equisetina Ephedra fasciculata Ephedra gerardiana Ephedra minuta Ephedra sinica Ephedra trifurca Ephedra trifurcata Ephedra tweedieana Ephedra dawuensis Ephedra sumlingensis Ephedra khurikensis Ephedra kardangensis Ephedra x arenicola Ephedra aurantiaca Ephedra boelckei Ephedra botschantzevii Ephedra breana Ephedra x eleutherolepis Ephedra fedtschenkoi Ephedra foliata Ephedra multiflora Ephedra nevadensis Ephedra ochreata Ephedra oxyphylla Ephedra pachyclada Ephedra pedunculata Ephedra somalensis Ephedra strobilacea Ephedra tilhoana Ephedra transitoria Ephedra torreyana Ephedra gerardiana Ephedra pangiensis Ephedra laristanica Ephedra likiangensis Ephedra lomatolepis Ephedra rupestris Ephedra alata Ephedra americana Ephedra aphylla Ephedra chilensis Ephedra frustillata Ephedra glauca Ephedra monosperma Ephedra przewalskii Ephedra regeliana Ephedra rhytidosperma Ephedra sarcocarpa Ephedra intermedia Ephedra holoptera Ephedra milleri Ephedra pentandra Ephedra procera Ephedra pseudodistachya Ephedra rituensis Ephedra triandra Ephedra vvedenskyi Ephedra funerea Ephedra fragilis Ephedra foeminea Ephedra major Ephedra viridis Ephedra distachya