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Occurrence
Least Concern

No record number

April 13, 2004

Spain

This occurrence of Ephedra fragilis Desf. was collected on April 13, 2004 in Spain. Flora of the World includes 8 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Ephedra fragilis--Spain. Andalucia. E of Orgiva. Barranco de los Lobos. 1 (67).jpg

Ephedra fragilis--Spain. Andalucia. E of Orgiva. Barranco de los Lobos. 1 (67).jpg

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Gnetopsida

Order

Ephedrales

Family

Ephedraceae

Genus

Ephedra

Specific Epithet

fragilis

Authorship

Desf.

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.3

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#1,072 of 1,090

Top 99%

This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 0 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.

Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →