| Ephedra strobilacea | |
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| Female cone of Ephedra strobilacea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Gnetophyta |
| Class: | Gnetopsida |
| Order: | Ephedrales |
| Family: | Ephedraceae |
| Genus: | Ephedra |
| Species: | E. strobilacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Ephedra strobilacea | |
Ephedra strobilacea is a species of Ephedra that is native to Iran and Central Asia (Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan). [2]
The plant grows at 700–2,500 metres (2,300–8,200 ft) in elevation. [3]
- Taxonomy
It was originally described by Alexander G. von Bunge in 1852 and placed in section Alatae , tribe Tropidolepides by Otto Stapf in 1889. In 1996 Robert A. Price left E. strobilacea in section Alatae without recognizing a tribe. [4]
