Common Names
Taxonomic notes
Two subspecies (1):Ssp. fragilis is a more or less erect shrub found in the western Mediterranean region.
Ssp. campylopoda (C.A.Mery.) Aschers. et Graebn. "is an extensively branched shrub with long, slender, fragile shoots which climb, are drooping or prostrate. Occurs in the karst regions of Dalmatia, Herzegovina and Montenegro in Yugoslavia."
Description
"A shrub up to 5 m high which climbs or is prostrate. Shoots slender, drooping. Leaves up to 2 mm long. Male inflorescences ovate, almost sessile, bracts solid, globose; female inflorescences 1-2 together, with 2-3 pairs of bract scales. Fruit 8-9 mm long, red" (1).Range
Mediterreanean region (1).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
Citations
(1) Vidakovic 1991.[Ephedra] [Ephedraceae] [home]
This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
URL: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Canopy/2285/ep/ep/fragilis.htm
Edited by Christopher J. Earle
E-mail:earlecj@earthlink.com
Last modified on 11-Jan-1999