Ephedra monosperma

Common name: dan zi ma huang

Family: Ephedraceae

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Country of Origin: S.W. & E. Siberia

Description: Dwarf plant with a long caudex. Branches rigid, ascending, branchlets yellowish‑green, c. 1 mm broad, striate, sometimes ± curved. Male cones 2, obovoid, c. 4.5 mm long. Female cones on short recurved stalks. Tubillus contorted, c. 1.5 mm long. Berry globose, red. Seed (‑s) ovoid, brown, c. 4‑5 mm long.

Uses:

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USDA Zone: 7

Source: Diane Huling - Rhode Island College

Provenance:

• 2JUN08 - Name changed to E. monosperma.
• Originally recieved as E. minima Hao.
• Seed from North American Rock Garden Society, planted Spring 2001

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Classification:

• Division: Gnetophyta
• Class: Gnetopsida
• SubClass: Gnetidae
• Order: Ephedrales
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• Family: Ephedraceae
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References:

1. Ali, S.I. and M. Qaiser (eds.). 1987. Flora of Pakistan. http://www.efloras.org (online since 2001).
2. Gymnosperm Database
3. 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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