Difference between revisions of "Ephedra torreyana"
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| − | --><span class="statement" id="st- | + | --><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Shrubs </b>erect, 0.25–1 m. <b>Bark</b> gray, cracked and irregularly fissured. <b>Branches</b> alternate or whorled, rigid, angle of divergence about 45°. <b>Twigs</b> blue-green, becoming gray with age, glaucous, with numerous very fine longitudinal grooves; internodes 2–5 cm. <b>Terminal</b> buds conic, less than 4 mm. <b>Leaves</b> in whorls of 3, 2–5 mm, connate to 2/3 their length; bases becoming gray and shredded with age; apex acute. <b>Pollen</b> cones 1–4 at node, ovoid, 6–8 mm, sessile; bracts in 6–9 whorls of 3, cream to pale yellow, ovate, slightly clawed, 2–4 × 2–4 mm, membranous; bracteoles slightly exceeding bracts; sporangiophores 2–4 mm, exserted to 1/2 their length, with 5–8 sessile to short-stalked microsporangia. <b>Seed</b> cones 1–several at node, ovoid, 9–15 mm, sessile; bracts in 5 or 6 whorls of 3, obovate, 6–9 × 6–10 mm, papery, translucent with orange-yellow to greenish yellow center and base, base clawed, margins minutely dentate, undulate. <b>Seeds</b> 1–2(–3), ellipsoid, 7–10 × 1.5–3 mm, light brown to yellowish green, scabrous.</span><!-- |
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|habitat=Dry rocky to sandy areas | |habitat=Dry rocky to sandy areas | ||
|elevation=500–2000 m | |elevation=500–2000 m | ||
|distribution=Ariz.;Colo.;Nev.;N.Mex.;Tex.;Utah;Mexico in Chihuahua. | |distribution=Ariz.;Colo.;Nev.;N.Mex.;Tex.;Utah;Mexico in Chihuahua. | ||
| − | |discussion=<p>Ephedra torreyana is known to form hybrids with two other species of Ephedra as reported and described by H. C. Cutler (1939). The first of these is E. × intermixta Cutler, the hybrid between E. torreyana and E. trifurca. This hybrid occurs in a small area of southwestern New Mexico (near Engle, Sierra County) within the zone of sympatry of the two parental species; it may be fertile (mature seeds are formed). It is intermediate in most characters but can be identified by its combination of the spinelike terminal buds of E. trifurca and the scabrous, light yellow seeds of E. torreyana.</p><!-- | + | |discussion=<p><i>Ephedra torreyana</i> is known to form hybrids with two other species of <i>Ephedra</i> as reported and described by H. C. Cutler (1939). The first of these is E. × intermixta Cutler, the hybrid between <i>E. torreyana</i> and <i>E. trifurca</i>. This hybrid occurs in a small area of southwestern New Mexico (near Engle, Sierra County) within the zone of sympatry of the two parental species; it may be fertile (mature seeds are formed). It is intermediate in most characters but can be identified by its combination of the spinelike terminal buds of <i>E. trifurca</i> and the scabrous, light yellow seeds of <i>E. torreyana</i>.</p><!-- |
| − | --><p>The second hybrid is Ephedra × arenicola Cutler, the hybrid between E. torreyana and E. cutleri. This hybrid is known only from the type locality in extreme northeastern Arizona (near Dennehotso, Apache County) in an area of sympatry of the parental species. This hybrid is intermediate in most characters, but it can be distinguished by its combination of the setaceous leaves, viscid stems, and long-pedunculate seed cones of E. cutleri with the persistent, whorled leaves of E. torreyana.</p> | + | --><p>The second hybrid is <i>Ephedra</i> × arenicola Cutler, the hybrid between <i>E. torreyana</i> and <i>E. cutleri</i>. This hybrid is known only from the type locality in extreme northeastern Arizona (near Dennehotso, Apache County) in an area of sympatry of the parental species. This hybrid is intermediate in most characters, but it can be distinguished by its combination of the setaceous leaves, viscid stems, and long-pedunculate seed cones of <i>E. cutleri</i> with the persistent, whorled leaves of <i>E. torreyana</i>.</p> |
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Latest revision as of 20:23, 5 November 2020
Shrubs erect, 0.25–1 m. Bark gray, cracked and irregularly fissured. Branches alternate or whorled, rigid, angle of divergence about 45°. Twigs blue-green, becoming gray with age, glaucous, with numerous very fine longitudinal grooves; internodes 2–5 cm. Terminal buds conic, less than 4 mm. Leaves in whorls of 3, 2–5 mm, connate to 2/3 their length; bases becoming gray and shredded with age; apex acute. Pollen cones 1–4 at node, ovoid, 6–8 mm, sessile; bracts in 6–9 whorls of 3, cream to pale yellow, ovate, slightly clawed, 2–4 × 2–4 mm, membranous; bracteoles slightly exceeding bracts; sporangiophores 2–4 mm, exserted to 1/2 their length, with 5–8 sessile to short-stalked microsporangia. Seed cones 1–several at node, ovoid, 9–15 mm, sessile; bracts in 5 or 6 whorls of 3, obovate, 6–9 × 6–10 mm, papery, translucent with orange-yellow to greenish yellow center and base, base clawed, margins minutely dentate, undulate. Seeds 1–2(–3), ellipsoid, 7–10 × 1.5–3 mm, light brown to yellowish green, scabrous.
Phenology: Coning spring.
Habitat: Dry rocky to sandy areas
Elevation: 500–2000 m
Distribution
Ariz., Colo., Nev., N.Mex., Tex., Utah, Mexico in Chihuahua.
Discussion
Ephedra torreyana is known to form hybrids with two other species of Ephedra as reported and described by H. C. Cutler (1939). The first of these is E. × intermixta Cutler, the hybrid between E. torreyana and E. trifurca. This hybrid occurs in a small area of southwestern New Mexico (near Engle, Sierra County) within the zone of sympatry of the two parental species; it may be fertile (mature seeds are formed). It is intermediate in most characters but can be identified by its combination of the spinelike terminal buds of E. trifurca and the scabrous, light yellow seeds of E. torreyana.
The second hybrid is Ephedra × arenicola Cutler, the hybrid between E. torreyana and E. cutleri. This hybrid is known only from the type locality in extreme northeastern Arizona (near Dennehotso, Apache County) in an area of sympatry of the parental species. This hybrid is intermediate in most characters, but it can be distinguished by its combination of the setaceous leaves, viscid stems, and long-pedunculate seed cones of E. cutleri with the persistent, whorled leaves of E. torreyana.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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