Ephedra viridis

Ephedra viridis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Ephedraceae
Genus: Ephedra
Species: Ephedra viridis

Name

Ephedra viridis Coville, 1893

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ephedra nevadensis var. viridis (Coville) M.E.Jones, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 5: 726 (1895).
• Heterotypic
  • Ephedra nevadensis subvar. pluribracteata Stapf, Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 56(2): 83 (1889).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental:Northern America Regional:Southwestern USA Arizona; California; Colorado; Nevada; New Mexico; Oregon; Utah; Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Coville, F.V. 1893. Botany of the Death Valley expedition. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 4. I–VIII, 1–363. BHL Reference page. : 4:220.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ephedra viridis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 16. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ephedra viridis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Apr 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Ephedra viridis. Published online. Accessed: Apr 16 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Ephedra viridis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Apr 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Ephedra viridis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

English: Mormon Tea

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