Ephedra minuta Florin belongs to the Ephedraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Ephedra minuata--AZ. Arboretum at Flagstaff. 3 Sept. 04. 263.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Gnetopsida
Order
Ephedrales
Family
Ephedraceae
Genus
Ephedra
Specific Epithet
minuta
Authorship
Florin
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.4
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#954 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 →Location
United States, Arizona, Coconino (Arboretum at Flagstaff)
Location Remarks
West of Flagstaff on Route 66, then 3.8 miles south on Woody Mountain Road
Collectors
No collectors specified
