Ephedraceae
Ephedra

Ephedra trifurca Torr. ex S.Watson

First published in Botany [Fortieth Parallel]: 329 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. California to Texas and N. Mexico. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, California, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, New Mexico, Texas

Synonyms

Heterotypic 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.
  • Villanueva-Almanza, L. & Fonseca, R.M. (2011). Revisión taxonómica y distribución geográfica de Ephedra (Ephedraceae) en México. Acta Botanica Mexicana 96: 79-116. Instituto de Ecología A.C.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Villanueva-Almanza, L. & Fonseca, R.M. (2011). Revisión taxonómica y distribución geográfica de Ephedra (Ephedraceae) en México. Acta Botanica Mexicana 96: 79-116. Instituto de Ecología A.C.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 13, 1978 Peebles, R.H.; Loomio, H.F. [5354] United States K000459450 No
Apr 24, 1965 Pinkava, D.J. [2100] United States K000459453 No
Apr 5, 1964 Stauffer, H.U.; Thorne, R.F. [5921] United States K000459454 No
May 1, 1935 Nelson, A.; Nelson, R.A. [1716] United States K000459452 No
Apr 24, 1935 Nelson, A.; Nelson, R.A. [1619] United States K000459485 No
Feb 4, 1926 Peebles, R.H. [1565] United States K000459451 No
Apr 27, 1908 Edward, Palmer [68] Mexico K000459519 No
Mar 29, 1908 Rose, J.N. [11634] United States K000459463 No
Sep 26, 1903 Metcalfe, O.B. [811] United States K000459460 No
May 10, 1901 Lester F. Ward [s.n.] United States K000459449 No
Jul 5, 1897 Wooton, E.O. [96] United States K000459459 No
Aug 31, 1895 Mulford, A.I. [1025] United States K000459462 No
Jul 1, 1893 Mulford, A.I. [324] United States K000459458 No
Jan 1, 1891 Hartman, C.V. [642] Mexico K000459520 No
May 20, 1887 Pringle, C.G. [1589] Mexico K000459521 No
Jan 1, 1852 Wright, C. [1884] United States K000459457 No
Jan 1, 1852 Wright, C. [1884] United States K000459456 No

Sources

  • EDGE Gymnosperms

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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

    • Copyright applied to individual images