Ephedra strobilacea
| Ephedra strobilacea | |
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| Female cone of Ephedra strobilacea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| (unranked): | Gymnosperms |
| Division: | Gnetophyta |
| Class: | Gnetopsida |
| Order: | Ephedrales |
| Family: | Ephedraceae |
| Genus: | Ephedra |
| Species: | E. strobilacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Ephedra strobilacea Bunge
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Ephedra strobilacea is a species of Ephedra that is native to Iran and Central Asia (Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan).[1]
The plant grows at 700–2,500 metres (2,300–8,200 ft) in elevation.[2]
- Taxonomy
It was originally described by Alexander G. von Bunge in 1852 and placed in section , tribe Tropidolepides by Otto Stapf in 1889. In 1996 Robert A. Price left E. strobilacea in section Alatae without recognizing a tribe.[3]
References[]
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ IUCN Red List: Ephedra strobilacea
- ^ Price, R. A. (1996). Systematics of the Gnetales: A review of morphological and molecular evidence. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 157(6): S40-S49.
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