Ephedra aspera

Ephedra aspera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Gnetales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Divisio: Tracheophyta Divisio: Gnetophyta Classis: Gnetopsida Ordo: Gnetales

Familia: Ephedraceae
Genus: Ephedra
Species: Ephedra aspera

Name

Ephedra aspera Engelm. ex S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 18: 157 (1882).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ephedra nevadensis var. aspera (Engelm. ex S.Watson) L.D.Benson, Amer. J. Bot. 30: 232 (1943).
• Heterotypic
  • Ephedra peninsularis I.M.Johnst., Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 7: 437 (1922).
  • Ephedra reedii Cory, Rhodora 40: 216 (1938).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Utah. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Watson, S. 1883. Contributions to American Botany. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 18: 96–196. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ephedra aspera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 15. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ephedra aspera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Ephedra aspera. Published online. Accessed: Apr 15 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Ephedra aspera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Apr 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Rough Jointfir

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