Ephedra pedunculata explained
Ephedra pedunculata, common name vine Mormon tea or Comida de Vívora, is a plant species native to southern Texas and to Mexico as far south as Zacatecas. It grows in sandy or rocky slopes and outcrops.[1] [2]
Most species of Ephedra (called "Mormon tea") are shrubs, but Ephedra pedunculata is a trailing or clambering woody vine up to 7m (23feet) long. Bark is gray, becoming cracked with age. Leaves are opposite, up to 3mm long. Microsporangial (pollen-producing cones) are 1–2 mm long, compared to less than 1 mm in many other species. Seed cones are 6– long, each containing 2 ellipsoid seeds 4– long.[3] [4] [5]
Notes and References
- http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500608 Flora of North America v 2
- CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico D.F.
- https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3115502#page/171/mode/1up Watson, Sereno. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 18: 157. 1883.
- Cutler, H. C. 1939. Monograph of the North American species of the genus Ephedra. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 26: 373--427.
- Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.