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Accession Data:

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 12-02-2024
  • Restrictions:

    Classification:

    • Division: Gnetophyta
    • Class: Gnetopsida
    • SubClass: Gnetidae
    • Order: Ephedrales
    • SubOrder:
    • Family: Ephedraceae
    • SubFamily:
    • Tribe:
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    Flowering Data:

    This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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    References (internal):

    • Gymnosperms & Gnetophytes
    • Gnetophyta

    References (external):

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

    data regenerated on Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:57:01 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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    Current Accessions in the Ephedraceae

    • Ephedra americana
    • Ephedra intermedia
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    • Ephedra nevadensis
    • Ephedra nevadensis
    • Ephedra regeliana
    W/C = Wild Collected
    = indicates flowering in past 14 days
    = images available for this accession
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    = accession added within past 90 days
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