Ephedra strobilacea explained

Ephedra strobilacea is a species of Ephedra that is native to Iran and Central Asia (Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan).^[1]

The plant grows at 700m-2500mm (2,300feet-8,200feetm) in elevation.^[2]

TaxonomyIt was originally described by Alexander G. von Bunge in 1852 and placed in section Alatae, tribe Tropidolepides by Otto Stapf in 1889. In 1996 Robert A. Price left E. strobilacea in section Alatae without recognizing a tribe.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=333044 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/201682/0 IUCN Red List: Ephedra strobilacea
3. Price, R. A. (1996). Systematics of the Gnetales: A review of morphological and molecular evidence. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 157(6): S40-S49.