Ephedraceae
Ephedra
Ephedra fragilis

Ephedra fragilis subsp. fragilis

This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Macaronesia, W. & Central Medit. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Baleares, Canary Is., Italy, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Portugal, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Western Sahara

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 31, 1999 s.coll. [644] Spain K000455830 No
Mar 31, 1999 s.coll. [245] Spain K000455827 No
Jun 30, 1993 Jury, S.L.; Springate, L.S. [11350] Morocco K000459294 No
Jun 5, 1962 Brummitt, R.K.; Gibbs, P.E.; Ratter, J.A. [813] Spain K000455826 No
Sep 6, 1905 s.coll. [139] Spain K000455831 No
s.coll. [245] Spain K000455828 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Spain K000455829 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images