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Ephedra fasciculata

Summary

Ephedra fasciculata is a species of plant in the Ephedraceae family. Common names are Arizona ephedra, Arizona jointfir, and desert Mormon-tea.[1]

Ephedra fasciculata

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Gnetophyta
Class: Gnetopsida
Order: Ephedrales
Family: Ephedraceae
Genus: Ephedra
Species:
E. fasciculata
Binomial name
Ephedra fasciculata
Synonyms[2]

Ephedra clokeyi H.C.Cutler

Distribution edit

The plant is found in the Mojave Desert and Colorado Desert of California, the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, Nevada, southern California, and Utah.[1][2][3] Ephedra fasciculata grows in Creosote-bush scrub (Larrea tridentata), below 1,500 feet (460 m).[3]

Varieties edit

  • Ephedra fasciculata var. clokeyi (H. C. Cutler) Clokey[4]
  • Ephedra fasciculata var. fasciculata [5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c USDA: Ephedra fasciculata
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ a b Jepson: Ephedra fasciculata . accessed 1 October 2013
  4. ^ Jepson Manual Treatment: var. clokeyi
  5. ^ Jepson Manual Treatment: var. fasciculata

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ephedra fasciculata.
 
Wikispecies has information related to Ephedra fasciculata.
  • Jepson Manual Treatment: Ephedra fasciculata
  • Flora of North America
  • USDA Plants Profile: Ephedra fasciculata (Arizona jointfir)
  • Ephedra fasciculata herbarium photo
  • Ephedra fasciculata Photos and Herbarium (SEINet)[permanent dead link]