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Ephedra major (Ma Huang)

Synonyms:

Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  High
Edible [2]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [2]  Dioecious
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Structure [2]  Shrub
Height [2]  6.56 feet (2 m)
Width [2]  39 inches (1 m)
View Plants For A Future Record : Ephedra major

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Bassa Valnerina: Monte Fionchi - Cascata delle Marmore 14933 Italy  

Predators

Stotzia ephedrae[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0