Ephedra distachya

Ephedra distachya
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Gnetophyta
Class: Gnetopsida
Order: Ephedrales
Family: Ephedraceae
Genus: Ephedra
Species:
E. distachya
Binomial name
Ephedra distachya
L.[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Chaetocladus distachys (L.) J.Nelson
  • Ephedra monostachya L.
  • Ephedra polygonoides Pall. 1815 not Siev. 1796
  • Ephedra vulgaris Rich., illegitimate name
  • Ephedra minor Host
  • Ephedra botryoides Fisch.
  • Ephedra media C.A.Mey.
  • Ephedra subtristachya C.A.Mey.
  • Ephedra arborea Lag. ex Bertol.
  • Ephedra clusii Dufour
  • Ephedra macrocephala Bertol.
  • Ephedra maritima St.-Lag.
  • Ephedra dubia Regel
  • Ephedra podostylax Boiss.
  • Ephedra linnaei Stapf ex Koehne
  • Ephedra helvetica C.A.Mey.
  • Ephedra rigida St.-Lag.
  • Ephedra negrii Nouviant

Ephedra distachya is a shrub in the family Ephedraceae that stands about 25 cm to 50 cm high. The shrub grows in many parts of the world, including southern and central Europe and western and central Asia.[2][3] Its local names include somlatha. Ephedra distachya lives on grey dunes which are fixed and stable sand dunes that are covered in continuous vegetation.

  1. ^ "Ephedra distachya". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Efedra distachia, Ephedra distachya L.
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