| Family | EPHEDRACEAE |
| Genus species | Ephedra americana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. |
| Synonyms | Ephedra peruviana Bertero ex Carr. |
| Habitat | sands |
| Altitude | 0-4500m |
| Description | variable, procumbent shrublet to tree, branchlets tending to be slightly droopy, leaves to 1cm long, female flowers in pairs or solitary, fruit carnose, 5-8mm long |
| Size | 15-400cm |
| Color | yellowish |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring layering in spring |
| Territory |
Southern America
Western South America (Bolivia , Ecuador , Peru ) Southern South America (Argentina Northwest , Chile North) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | EPHEDRACEAE
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