Difference between revisions of "Ephedra pedunculata"

Engelmann ex S. Watson

Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 18: 157. 1883.

Common names: Clap-weed
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--><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="shrub growth form;shrub orientation;shrub orientation;shrub some measurement"><b>Shrubs </b>vinelike, trailing or clambering, 6–7 m.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="bark coloration;bark condition;bark relief"><b>Bark </b>gray, slightly cracked and fissured.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="branch arrangement;branch architecture or arrangement;angle degree"><b>Branches </b>alternate (rarely whorled), lax, angle of divergence about 55°.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="twig coloration;twig coloration;twig coloration;twig pubescence;groove count;groove depth;groove dehiscence or orientation"><b>Twigs </b>gray-green, becoming green, then yellow-green with age, glaucous, with several moderately deep longitudinal grooves;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="internode some measurement">internodes 1–8 cm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="terminal bud shape;terminal bud some measurement"><b>Terminal </b>buds attenuate, 1–3 mm.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="leaf arrangement;leaf some measurement;leaf fusion;leaf length"><b>Leaves </b>opposite, 1–3 mm, connate to 2/3–7/8 their length;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="base architecture or dehiscence;base duration">bases splitting at margins, persistent;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="apex shape">apex obtuse.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="pollen cone count;peduncle architecture or pubescence or relief;peduncle shape;peduncle some measurement;peduncle architecture;peduncle architecture"><b>Pollen </b>cones 1–2 at node, lanceoloid, 4–8 mm, sessile or on short to long, smooth peduncles;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="bract arrangement;bract count;bract coloration;bract coloration;bract coloration;bract shape;bract length;bract width;bract texture;bract fusion;bract fusion">bracts opposite, 6–12 pairs, light yellow to reddish, obovate, 2–4 × 2–3 mm, membranous, free or slightly connate at base;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="">bracteoles barely exceeding bracts;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="sporangiophore some measurement;sporangiophore position;sporangiophore length;microsporangium count;microsporangium architecture">sporangiophores 3–5 mm, exserted to 1/2 their length, with 4–6 long-stalked (1–2 mm) microsporangia.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="seed-cone count;seed-cone shape;seed-cone distance;peduncle size or length;peduncle architecture or pubescence or relief"><b>Seed-</b>cones 1–2 at node, ovoid, 6–10 mm, on short to long, smooth peduncles;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="bract arrangement;bract count;bract length;bract width;bract shape;bract fusion;bract length;bract position;bract texture;bract coloration">bracts opposite, 3–6 pairs, 3–4 × 2–3 mm, ovate, connate to 1/8–7/8 their length, inner pairs becoming succulent and red when ripe.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="seed count;seed shape;seed length;seed width;seed coloration;seed architecture or pubescence or relief"><b>Seeds </b>2, ellipsoid, 4–10 × 2–4 mm, brown, smooth.</span><!--
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Shrubs </b>vinelike, trailing or clambering, 6–7 m. <b>Bark</b> gray, slightly cracked and fissured. <b>Branches</b> alternate (rarely whorled), lax, angle of divergence about 55°. <b>Twigs</b> gray-green, becoming green, then yellow-green with age, glaucous, with several moderately deep longitudinal grooves; internodes 1–8 cm. <b>Terminal</b> buds attenuate, 1–3 mm. <b>Leaves</b> opposite, 1–3 mm, connate to 2/3–7/8 their length; bases splitting at margins, persistent; apex obtuse. <b>Pollen</b> cones 1–2 at node, lanceoloid, 4–8 mm, sessile or on short to long, smooth peduncles; bracts opposite, 6–12 pairs, light yellow to reddish, obovate, 2–4 × 2–3 mm, membranous, free or slightly connate at base; bracteoles barely exceeding bracts; sporangiophores 3–5 mm, exserted to 1/2 their length, with 4–6 long-stalked (1–2 mm) microsporangia. <b>Seed</b> cones 1–2 at node, ovoid, 6–10 mm, on short to long, smooth peduncles; bracts opposite, 3–6 pairs, 3–4 × 2–3 mm, ovate, connate to 1/8–7/8 their length, inner pairs becoming succulent and red when ripe. <b>Seeds</b> 2, ellipsoid, 4–10 × 2–4 mm, brown, smooth.</span><!--
  
 
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|phenology=Coning midwinter–early spring.
 
|habitat=Dry, sandy to rocky areas and slopes
 
|habitat=Dry, sandy to rocky areas and slopes
 
|elevation=100–1000 m
 
|elevation=100–1000 m
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|basionyms=
 
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|family=Ephedraceae
 
|family=Ephedraceae
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|phenology=Coning midwinter–early spring.
 
|habitat=Dry, sandy to rocky areas and slopes
 
|habitat=Dry, sandy to rocky areas and slopes
 
|elevation=100–1000 m
 
|elevation=100–1000 m
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|publication year=1883
 
|publication year=1883
 
|special status=
 
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|genus=Ephedra
 
|genus=Ephedra
 
|species=Ephedra pedunculata
 
|species=Ephedra pedunculata
|angle degree=55°
 
|apex shape=obtuse
 
|bark coloration=gray
 
|bark condition=cracked
 
|bark relief=fissured
 
|base architecture or dehiscence=splitting
 
|base duration=persistent
 
|bract arrangement=opposite;opposite
 
|bract coloration=red;light yellow;reddish
 
|bract count=3;6
 
|bract fusion=connate;connate;free
 
|bract length=0;1/8-7/8
 
|bract position=inner
 
|bract shape=ovate;obovate
 
|bract texture=succulent;membranous
 
|bract width=2mm;3mm
 
|branch architecture or arrangement=lax
 
|branch arrangement=alternate
 
|groove count=several
 
|groove dehiscence or orientation=longitudinal
 
|groove depth=deep
 
|internode some measurement=1cm;8cm
 
|leaf arrangement=opposite
 
|leaf fusion=connate
 
|leaf length=0;2/3-7/8
 
|leaf some measurement=1mm;3mm
 
|microsporangium architecture=long-stalked
 
|microsporangium count=4;6
 
|peduncle architecture=on short to long;sessile
 
|peduncle architecture or pubescence or relief=smooth;smooth
 
|peduncle shape=lanceoloid
 
|peduncle size or length=short to long
 
|peduncle some measurement=4mm;8mm
 
|pollen cone count=1;2
 
|seed architecture or pubescence or relief=smooth
 
|seed coloration=brown
 
|seed count=2
 
|seed length=4mm;10mm
 
|seed shape=ellipsoid
 
|seed width=2mm;4mm
 
|seed-cone count=1;2
 
|seed-cone distance=6mm;10mm
 
|seed-cone shape=ovoid
 
|shrub growth form=vinelike
 
|shrub orientation=clambering;trailing
 
|shrub some measurement=6m;7m
 
|sporangiophore length=1/2
 
|sporangiophore position=exserted
 
|sporangiophore some measurement=3mm;5mm
 
|terminal bud shape=attenuate
 
|terminal bud some measurement=1mm;3mm
 
|twig coloration=yellow-green;green;gray-green
 
|twig pubescence=glaucous
 
 
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Revision as of 13:23, 27 July 2019

Shrubs vinelike, trailing or clambering, 6–7 m. Bark gray, slightly cracked and fissured. Branches alternate (rarely whorled), lax, angle of divergence about 55°. Twigs gray-green, becoming green, then yellow-green with age, glaucous, with several moderately deep longitudinal grooves; internodes 1–8 cm. Terminal buds attenuate, 1–3 mm. Leaves opposite, 1–3 mm, connate to 2/3–7/8 their length; bases splitting at margins, persistent; apex obtuse. Pollen cones 1–2 at node, lanceoloid, 4–8 mm, sessile or on short to long, smooth peduncles; bracts opposite, 6–12 pairs, light yellow to reddish, obovate, 2–4 × 2–3 mm, membranous, free or slightly connate at base; bracteoles barely exceeding bracts; sporangiophores 3–5 mm, exserted to 1/2 their length, with 4–6 long-stalked (1–2 mm) microsporangia. Seed cones 1–2 at node, ovoid, 6–10 mm, on short to long, smooth peduncles; bracts opposite, 3–6 pairs, 3–4 × 2–3 mm, ovate, connate to 1/8–7/8 their length, inner pairs becoming succulent and red when ripe. Seeds 2, ellipsoid, 4–10 × 2–4 mm, brown, smooth.


Phenology: Coning midwinter–early spring.
Habitat: Dry, sandy to rocky areas and slopes
Elevation: 100–1000 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.