Ephedraceae
Ephedra

Ephedra glauca Regel

First published in Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada, prepr. 6: 484 (1879)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Iran to Mongolia and Pakistan. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China North-Central, Iran, Kirgizstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2001). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Chang, C.-S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2021). Checklist of Far East Asian Vascular Flora 1: 1-626. EABCN, Seoul. [Cited as Ephedra intermedia.]
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of China 4: 1-453. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. [Cited as Ephedra intermedia.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 28, 1900 Bornmuller, J. [663] Turkmenistan Ephedra intermedia var. glauca K000459305 No
Hosie, A. [s.n.] China Ephedra intermedia var. glauca K000459330 Type Yes
Przewalski, N.M. [s.n.] China Ephedra intermedia var. glauca K000459329 Type Yes

Sources

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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