| Family | EPHEDRACEAE |
| Genus species | Ephedra monosperma J.G.Gmel. ex C.A.Mey. |
| Synonyms | Ephedra minima K.S.Hao |
| Ephedra monostachya Turcz. | |
| Ephedra polygonoides Siev. | |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1400-4800m |
| Description | branchlets thick, interlaced, female inflorescence terminal with leafy sheath, fruits 6-10mm long, subglobular, bright red |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellowish |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub, carpet |
| 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 (Buryatiya , Chita , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , Yakutskiya ) Russian Far East (Primorye ) China (China South-Central , Inner Mongolia , China North-Central , Qinghai , Tibet , Xinjiang ) Mongolia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | EPHEDRACEAE
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