From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ephedra torreyana
Ephedra torreyana
Ephedra torreyana Family: Ephedraceae
Genus: Ephedra
Species: E. torreyana
Binomial name
Ephedra torreyana
S.Wats.
Ephedra torreyana is a species of Ephedra that is native to
the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It
was originally described by Sereno Watson in 1879 and
placed in section Alatae, "tribe" Habrolepides by Otto Stapf
in 1889. In 1996 Robert A. Price left E. torreyana in section
Alatae without recognizing a tribe.[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
References
Division: Gnetophyta
[1] Price, R. A. (1996). Systematics of the Gnetales: A
Class: Gnetopsida review of morphological and molecular evidence.
International Journal of Plant Sciences, 157(6): S40-S49.
Order: Ephedrales
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Categories:
• Plant stubs
• Flora of Mexico
• Flora of the Southwestern United States
• Ephedraceae
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