Common Names
Taxonomic notes
Syn: E. nana Dusén 1900 (1).Description
"Stems up to 20 cm, prostrate to ascending, branched, green to yellowish. Leaves 1.2-2.5(-3.5) mm; teeth triangular, subacute to obtuse, concave. Male inflorescence 7-9 mm, oblong-ovoid. Female inflorescence c. 8 mm, ovoid-globose. Fruit c. 8 mm, globose, red to purplish; seeds 4-6 mm" (1).Range
Tierra del Fuego; N in Argentina to 42° S and in Chile to 51° S (1).Big Tree
Oldest
Dendrochronology
Ethnobotany
Observations
Remarks
Citations
(1) Moore 1983.[Ephedra] [Ephedraceae] [home]
This page is from the Gymnosperm Database
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Edited by Christopher J. Earle
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Last modified on 11-Jan-1999