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Ephedra monosperma

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Ephedra monosperma

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species of plant

Species

Least Concern

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassGnetopsida
  4. OrderEphedrales
  5. FamilyEphedraceae
Native toBuryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Mongolia, Primorye, Qinghai, Tibet

Dwarf plant with a long caudex. Branches rigid, ascending, branchlets yellowish‑green, c. 1 mm broad, striate, sometimes ± curved. Male cones 2, obovoid, c. 4.5 mm long. Female cones on short recurved stalks. Tubillus contorted, c. 1.5 mm long. Berry globose, red. Seed (‑s) ovoid, brown, c. 4‑5 mm long.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
75
With media
59
Family
Ephedraceae
Collections
DBG, CAS, US, NY, F, A
Recorded in
United States, China, Russian Federation, Ussr, Turkmenistan

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Ephedra
Image
Ephedra minima.jpg
Has use
food
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Ephedra monosperma
Commons category
Ephedra monosperma
taxon common name
川麻黄
taxon range
China
short name
E. monosperma
taxon author citation
(Bor) Olonova & G. H. Zhu
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