Ephedra pedunculata
| Clap-weed | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Gnetophyta |
| Class: | Gnetopsida |
| Order: | Gnetales |
| Family: | Ephedraceae |
| Genus: | Ephedra |
| Species: | E. pedunculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ephedra pedunculata Engelm. ex S. Watson | |
Ephedra pedunculata, common name Clap-weed, vine Mormon tea or Comida de Vívora, is a plant species native to southern Texas and to Mexico as far south as Zacatecas. It grows in sandy or rocky slopes and outcrops.[1][2]
Most species of Ephedra (called "Mormon tea") are shrubs, but Ephedra pedunculata is a trailing or clambering woody vine up to 7 m (23 feet) long. Bark is gray, becoming cracked with age. Leaves are opposite, up to 3 mm (0.12 inches) long. Microsporangial (pollen-producing cones) are 1–2 mm long, compared to less than 1 mm in many other species. Seed cones are 6–10 mm (0.24-0.40 inches) long, each containing 2 ellipsoid seeds 4–10 mm (0.16-0.40 inches) long.[3][4][5]
References
- ↑ Flora of North America v 2
- ↑ CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico D.F.
- ↑ Watson, Sereno. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 18: 157. 1883.
- ↑ Cutler, H. C. 1939. Monograph of the North American species of the genus Ephedra. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 26: 373--427.
- ↑ Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas i–xv, 1–1881. The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson.
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