Ephedra viridis

Taxobox
name = "Ephedra viridis"

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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Gnetophyta
classis = Gnetopsida
ordo = Ephedrales
familia = Ephedraceae
genus = "Ephedra"
species = "E. viridis"
binomial = "Ephedra viridis"
binomial_authority = Coville [cite web
url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?316663
title=Ephedra viridis information from NPGS/GRIN
publisher=www.ars-grin.gov
accessdate=2008-04-17
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"Ephedra viridis" is a species of "Ephedra" known by the common names green ephedra and green Mormon tea. It is native to the western United States, where it is a member of varied scrub, woodland, and open habitats. This shrub is made up of many erect bright green twigs. They may yellow somewhat with age. Nodes along the twigs are marked by the tiny brown ridges which are the plant's leaves. Male plants produce pollen cones at the nodes, each under a centimeter long with protruding yellowish sporangiophores. Female plants produce seed cones which are slightly larger and contain two seeds each.

References

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?184,185,194 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=EPVI USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/ephvir/all.html Ecology]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Ephedra+viridis Photo gallery]