Ephedra fragilis

Ephedra fragilis
Ephedra fragilis Algeciras, Spain
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Gnetophyta
Class: Gnetopsida
Order: Ephedrales
Family: Ephedraceae
Genus: Ephedra
Species:
E. fragilis
Binomial name
Ephedra fragilis
Synonyms[1]
  • Ephedra dissoluta Webb & Berthel.
  • Ephedra fragilis subsp. dissoluta (Webb & Berthel.) Trab
  • Ephedra fragilis subsp. desfontainii Asch. & Graebn
  • Ephedra gibraltarica Boiss.
  • Ephedra wettsteinii Buxb.
  • Ephedra altissima Buch 1828, illegitimate homonym, not Desf. 1799 nor Delile 1813 nor Bové 1834

Ephedra fragilis, commonly named the joint pine, is a species of Ephedra that is native to the western Mediterranean region of southern Europe and Northern Africa, and from Madeira and the Canary Islands in the Atlantic.[1][2][3]

Its habitats are rocky hills and stone walls, where it grows to 2m tall.[4]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2011). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 3: 1-449. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  3. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Efedra fragile, Ephedra fragilis Desf.
  4. ^ PFAF Plant Database — Ephedra fragilis . accessed 1.10.2013