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Ephedraceae

Ephedra americana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.

  • Query IPNI
  • 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
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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: 1301 - Stapeliads, Welwitschia, Ephedra
  • Qty: 1 confirmed on 01-28-2008
Classification:

  • Division: Gnetophyta
  • Class: Ephedropsida
  • SubClass: gnetophytes
  • Order: Ephedrales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Ephedraceae
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