Ephedra major Host

Éphèdre des monts Nébrodes (fr), Grand éphédra (fr), Grand éphèdre (fr), Éphèdre de Villars (fr)

Species

Gymnosperms > Gnetales > Ephedraceae > Ephedra

Characteristics

A perennial dioecious evergreen shrub. It grows 1.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination anemogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Stony slopes and gravel terraces, often on limestone, in arid regions.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 4-8
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses animal food erosion control medicinal species stabilisation of sandy soils
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Respiratory tract diseases (fruit), Antirheumatic agents (root), Syphilis (root), Antirheumatic agents (stem), Syphilis (stem), Alterative (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Flu (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Nephritis (unspecified), Puerperium (unspecified), Stomachic (unspecified), Sudorific (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Asthma (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Diaphoretic (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Collyrium (unspecified), Cardiotonic agents (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -18
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Ephedra major habit picture by Urban Urban (cc-by-sa)
Ephedra major habit picture by Daniel García Escrivá (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ephedra major leaf picture by Hans Rudolf Oberholzer (cc-by-sa)
Ephedra major leaf picture by Maurice Hoffmann (cc-by-sa)
Ephedra major leaf picture by Maximilian Palm (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ephedra major flower picture by Mila Novoa (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Ephedra major fruit picture by Centeno Juan D (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ephedra major world distribution map, present in Albania, Cyprus, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Morocco, Mauritania, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Conservation status

Ephedra major threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:383420-1
WFO ID wfo-0000794407
COL ID 6FNHB
BDTFX ID 75108
INPN ID 96106
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ephedra villarsii Ephedra atlantica Ephedra nebrodensis Chaetocladus monostachys Ephedra graeca Ephedra vulgaris Ephedra equisetiformis Ephedra scoparia Ephedra major subsp. villarsii Ephedra nebrodensis subsp. suggarica Ephedra major subsp. major Ephedra nebrodensis var. scoparia Ephedra major var. nebrodensis Ephedra major

Lower taxons

Ephedra major subsp. procera Ephedra major var. suggarica