Ephedra gerardiana

Gerard's Jointfir

SPECIES

1. KingdomPlantae
2. PhylumTracheophyta
3. ClassGnetopsida
4. OrderEphedrales
5. 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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