Ephedraceae
Ephedra

Ephedra viridis Coville

First published in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 4: 220 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. U.S.A. to New Mexico. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 11, 2006 Ferrell-Ingram, K.; McCullough, S.; Pavich, K. [0198787] United States K000459517 No
Feb 5, 1996 Bearly, B.; Stephens, P.; Stephens, S.; Way, M.J. [010638] United States K000459502 No
Jun 17, 1964 Clausen, R.T. [641005] United States K000459496 No
Apr 24, 1960 Strong; Strong [s.n.] United States K000459494 No
Jan 1, 1939 Clokey, I.W. [8227] United States K000459506 No
Jan 1, 1939 Clokey, I.W. [8227] United States K000459505 No
May 3, 1935 Nelson, A.; Nelson, R.A. [1748] United States K000459518 No
Jun 14, 1930 Duran, V. [501] United States K000459504 No
Jul 31, 1920 Clute, W.N. [100] United States K000459495 No
Leroy, Abrams [3676] United States K000459501 No
Baker, C.F.; Earle, F.S.; Tracy, S.M. [397] United States K000459503 No
K:SPC-19170.000 No
Palmer, E.J. [12451] United States K000459507 No

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/

  • 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 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

    • Copyright applied to individual images