Ephedra fragilis

Desfontaines 1800

Common names

Taxonomic notes

Two subspecies:

• The type, syn. Ephedra altissima Buch; Ephedra dissoluta Webb & Berthel.; Ephedra fragilis f. disperma A.M. Hern.; Ephedra gibraltarica Boiss.; Ephedra wettsteinii Buxb.
• Ephedra fragilis Desf. subsp. cossonii (Stapf) Maire; no recorded synonyms.

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" (Vidakovic 1991).

Distribution and Ecology

Mediterreanean region (Vidakovic 1991).

Remarkable Specimens

No data as of 2023.03.03.

Ethnobotany

Observations

See the observations on iNaturalist, accessed 2021.12.30.

Remarks

Citations

Desfontaines, R. 1800. Flora Atlantica t. 2, p. 372. Available: Biodiversity Heritage Library, accessed 2021.12.31.

See also

Species profile at Plants of the World Online, accessed 2021.12.30.