Ephedra americana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

Common Name: Joint Fir, pinco-pinco
Family: Ephedraceae Dumort.

Country of Origin: Andes of South America - Ecuador to Argentina
Habitat: Stony slopes and gravel terraces

Culture: well drained sandy media in a sunny location

Accession Data:

Accession # 200100025
Source: Hortus Botanicus Nationalis
Provenance: Hortus Botanicus Nationalis - Laboratorium dendroflorae - Latvia - 2000 Index Seminum #54
Accession Date: 03-26-2001
Bench: 2216 - XER:Atacama Fog Desert
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 07-16-2023
Restrictions:

Classification:

Division: Gnetophyta
Class: Gnetopsida
SubClass: Gnetidae
Order: Ephedrales
SubOrder:
Family: Ephedraceae
SubFamily:
Tribe:
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2023
2022
2021
2020
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References (internal):

References (external):

Caveney et al., New observations on the secondary chemistry of world Ephedra (Ephedraceae), (American Journal of Botany. 2001;88:1199-1208.)

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