Ephedra americana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. belongs to the Ephedraceae family. Flora of the World contains 2 recorded occurrences of this taxon, distributed across 2 countries.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Gnetopsida
Order
Ephedrales
Family
Ephedraceae
Genus
Ephedra
Specific Epithet
americana
Authorship
Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
6/2/2011
Location
Ecuador, Cotopaxi
-0.868889, -79.159167
Location Remarks
Along road from Guayacan to Pucayacú, Departing main Quevedo-Latacunga Hwy. (23.2 km W of Cotopaxi-Los Ríos border 0.8 km N of Guayacan, 8.4 km S of Guasaganda.
Collectors
Carmen Ulloa Ulloa, Katya Romoleroux, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, J. Irazábal
Notes
Forming loose mats. Conos rojo-anaranjados.
12/3/2004
Location
Bolivia, La Paz
-16.552500, -68.096111
Location Remarks
Sendero del Águila in the city of La Paz (Barrio de Mallasa), Calacoto section. Ca. 3380 m and above.
Collectors
No collectors specified