Ephedraceae
Ephedra

Ephedra intermedia Schrenk & C.A.Mey.

First published in Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 5: 35 (1845)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Iran to Mongolia and W. Himalaya. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/201664/9159437

Conservation
LC - least concern
[IUCN]

Forest, F. et al. 2018. Gymnosperms on the EDGE. Scientific Reports 8: 6053. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24365-4.

Conservation
Ephedra intermedia is rated as Least Concerned (LC) according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of -8.51, which places it in position 1024 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 4.01, ranked 957. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.
[EDGE]

Forest, F. et al. 2018. Gymnosperms on the EDGE. Scientific Reports 8: 6053. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24365-4.

Conservation
Ephedra khurikensis is rated as Data Deficient (DD) according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of 1.82, which places it in position 111 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 6.37, ranked 577. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.
[EDGE]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/201715/9172173

Conservation
DD - data deficient
[IUCN]

Forest, F. et al. 2018. Gymnosperms on the EDGE. Scientific Reports 8: 6053. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24365-4.

Conservation
Ephedra sumlingensis has not been evaluated (NE) yet according to IUCN Red List criteria and has received a EDGE score of 1.57, which places it in position 186 on the EDGE Gymnosperm list. It has a Evolutionary Distinctiveness of 4.97, ranked 794. More information on the EDGE Gymnosperm project here https://www.edgeofexistence.org.
[EDGE]

Sources

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

    • EDGE of Existence (Gymnosperms)
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  • 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • 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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