Ulloa, C 2034
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.
Ephedra americana, Ulloa 2034--Ecuador. P. N. Cotopaxi. 3 Jun 2011. 075 (13).jpg
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Gnetopsida
Order
Ephedrales
Family
Ephedraceae
Genus
Ephedra
Specific Epithet
americana
Authorship
Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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 →