| Family | EPHEDRACEAE |
| Genus species | Ephedra likiangensis Florin |
| Bibliography | Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., Ser. 3. 12(1): 33 (1933) |
| Native Range | sc. China to e. Tibet |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2300-4200m |
| Description | branchlets green or brown-green, thick, internodes 2-4cm, scabrous, leaves opposite, connate, fruits red, carnose, ovoid to subspherical |
| Size | 100-150cm |
| Color | red, yellowish |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring layering in spring |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) |