Ephedra americana, Ulloa 2034--Ecuador. P. N. Cotopaxi. 3 Jun 2011. 075 (13).jpg
This occurrence of Ephedra americana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. (Ulloa, C 2034) was collected on June 2, 2011 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 26 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Gnetopsida
Order
Ephedrales
Family
Ephedraceae
Genus
Ephedra
Specific Epithet
americana
Authorship
Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Taxonomic Opinions
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.9
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#999 of 1,090
Top 1,000 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 1 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →