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[ Ephebopogon ] [ Ephedra ] [ Ephedranthus ]

Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Ephedra

Hierarchical position of the Genus Ephedra

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Pinophyta Cronquist syn. Coniferophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: conifers, gymnosperms       Subdivisio  Gnetophytina Cronquist pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 69. 29 Apr 1996.       Classis  Ephedropsida L.D. Benson ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 69. 29 Apr 1996.       Subclassis  Ephedridae Cronquist pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 69. 29 Apr 1996.       Ordo  Ephedrales Dumort. pub. Anal. Fam. Pl.: 11. 1829.       Familia  Ephedraceae Dumort. pub. Anal. Fam. Pl.: 11, 12. 1829, nom. cons. common name: Mormon-teas       Subfamilia  Ephedroideae Kostel. pub. Allg. Med.-Pharm. Fl. 2: 322. Jan-Jun 1833.       Tribus  Ephedreae Rchb. pub. Fl. Germ. Excurs. 1(2): 156. Jan-Apr 1831.       Genus  Ephedra L. pub. (1753) common name: jointfir

Named members of the Genus Ephedra

1	Species  antisyphilitica Berl. ex C.A. Mey.
	2    Varietas  brachycarpa Cory syn. Ephedra antisyphilitica
3	Species  aspera Engelm. ex S. Wats. common name: rough jointfir
4	Species  californica S. Wats.
	5    Varietas  funerea (Coville & Morton) L. Benson syn. Ephedra funerea
6	Species  clokeyi Cutler syn. Ephedra fasciculata
7	Species  coryi E.L. Reed
	8    Varietas  viscida Cutler syn. Ephedra cutleri
9	Species  cutleri Peebles common name: Cutler's jointfir
10	Species  distachya L. common name: jointfir
11	Species  equisetina Bunge common name: ma huang  (Chinese)
12	Species  fasciculata A. Nels.
	13    Varietas  clokeyi (Cutler) Clokey syn. Ephedra fasciculata
14	Species  funerea Coville & Morton common name: Death Valley jointfir
15	Species  gerardiana Wallich ex Stapf common name: Gerard jointfir
16	Species  nevadensis S. Wats.
	17    Varietas  aspera (Engelm. ex S. Wats.) L. Benson syn. Ephedra aspera
18	Species  pedunculata Engelm. ex S. Wats. common name: vine jointfir
19	Species  reedii Cory syn. Ephedra aspera
20	Species  sinica Stapf common name: Chinese ephedra, ephedra, desert tea, ma huang  (Chinese)
21	Species  torreyana S. Wats.
	22    Varietas  powelliorum T. Wendt common name: Torrey's jointfir 23    Varietas  torreyana common name: Torrey's jointfir
24	Species  trifurca Torr. ex S. Wats. common name: longleaf jointfir
25	Species  viridis Coville
	26    Varietas  viscida (Cutler) L. Benson syn. Ephedra cutleri
27	Species  x arenicola Cutler
28	Species  x intermixta Cutler

Individual specimen entries are published in the sample database supplied with The Compleat Botanica for species or varieties of this supra-generic taxon.

Additional information is available in the commercial version of The Compleat Botanica software for species with this symbol.

For a description of the methodology followed in establishing this hierarchy see the note Nomenclature used in The Compleat Botanica.