Ephedra fasciculata, Davidson, C 13095--Waucoba Rd., 17 Apr 2016 7131 (3).JPG
Native to Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
United States, California, Inyo (Big Pine)
37.172528, -118.2165
Location Remarks
North Death Valley Rd. ca. 5 km E of junction of Hwy 168 and Waucoba-Eureka Rd. Elev. 1242 m.
Collectors
Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, Charlotte M. Taylor
Notes
Rocky slope near roadside. Creosote bush scrub.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Gnetopsida
Order
Ephedrales
Family
Ephedraceae
Genus
Ephedra
Specific Epithet
fasciculata
Authorship
A.Nelson
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.6
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
#1,046 of 1,090
Top 96%
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 →