Difference between revisions of "Ephedra antisyphilitica"

Berlandier ex C. A. Meyer

Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 5(2): 29. 1846.

Common names: Clap-weed popote tepopote
Synonyms: Ephedra antisyphilitica var. brachycarpa Cory Ephedra occidentalis E. L. Reed Ephedra texana
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Latest revision as of 20:24, 5 November 2020

Shrubs erect or spreading, 0.25–1 m. Bark gray, slightly cracked and irregularly fissured. Branches alternate or whorled, rigid, angle of divergence about 45°. Twigs green, becoming yellow-green with age, glaucous, not viscid, with numerous longitudinal grooves; internodes 2–5 cm. Terminal buds conic, 1–3 mm, apex obtuse. Leaves opposite, 1–3 mm, connate to 2/3–7/8 their length; bases thickened, brown, completely deciduous; apex obtuse. Pollen cones 1–2 at node, lance-ellipsoid, 5–8 mm, sessile to nearly sessile; bracts opposite, 5–8 pairs, pale green to red, obovate, 2–4 × 2–3 mm, membranous, connate at base; bracteoles slightly exceeding bracts; sporangiophores 4–5 mm, 1/2 exserted, with 4–6 sessile to very short-stalked (less than 1 mm) microsporangia. Seed cones 1–2 at node, ellipsoid, 6–12 mm, sessile to nearly sessile; bracts opposite, 4–6 pairs, ovate, 5–7 × 5–10 mm, connate to 1/8–7/8 their length, inner pairs becoming fleshy and red. Seeds 1(–2), ellipsoid, 6–9 × 2–4 mm, light brown to chestnut, smooth.


Phenology: Coning March–April.
Habitat: Arid soils and rocky slopes
Elevation: 100–1200 m

Distribution

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Okla., Tex., Mexico in Nuevo León and San Luis Potosí.

Discussion

Mexican populations of Ephedra antisyphilitica are disjunct from those in Texas.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Dennis Wm. Stevenson +
Berlandier ex C. A. Meyer +
Clap-weed +, popote +  and tepopote +
Okla. +, Tex. +  and Mexico in Nuevo León and San Luis Potosí. +
100–1200 m +
Arid soils and rocky slopes +
Coning March–April. +
Ephedra antisyphilitica var. brachycarpa +, Ephedra occidentalis +  and Ephedra texana +
Ephedra antisyphilitica +
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