| Family | EPHEDRACEAE |
| Genus species | Ephedra gerardiana Wall. ex Klotzsch & Garcke |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2300-5300m |
| Description | branchlets dark green, male flowers 4-6, in spike, female with 1-2 flowers and 3-4-pairs of bracts, fruit spherical, 5-8mm long, bright red |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | yellowish |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub, cushion |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring layering in spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Siberia (Altay , Tuva ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) China Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Nepal , Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | EPHEDRACEAE
gerardiana sikkimensis Stapf, Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 56(2): 76 (1889)
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