Ephedra strobilacea
Species of seed-bearing shrub
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Ephedra strobilacea is a species of Ephedra that is native to Iran and Central Asia (Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan).[2]
| Ephedra strobilacea | |
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| Female cone of Ephedra strobilacea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Gnetophyta |
| Class: | Gnetopsida |
| Order: | Ephedrales |
| Family: | Ephedraceae |
| Genus: | Ephedra |
| Species: | E. strobilacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Ephedra strobilacea | |
The plant grows at 700–2,500 metres (2,300–8,200 ft) in elevation.[3]
- Taxonomy
It 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.[4]
