Ephedra gerardiana
Art der Gattung Meerträubel (Ephedra)
Species
VulnerableGerard's Jointfir
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassGnetopsida
- OrderEphedrales
- FamilyEphedraceae
Native toAfghanistan, Altay, East Himalaya, Krasnoyarsk, Nepal, Pakistan, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Tuva, West Himalaya, Xinjiang
Observations96
Ephedra gerardiana is close relative of Ephedra fedtschenkoae, but differs from the latter in its internodes of green branchlets 1-1.5 cm (vs. 1-2 cm), longitudinally furrowed, often scabridulous (vs. smooth or nearly so); seeds 4-6 mm (vs. 4-5 mm), apex obtuse or subacuminate (vs. acute), pollen cones with 3 or 4 (vs. 4-6) pairs of bracts.
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
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