| Family | EPHEDRACEAE |
| Genus species | Ephedra frustillata Miers |
| Synonyms | Ephedra nana Dusén |
| Ephedra patagonica Phil. | |
| Habitat | cold steppes |
| Altitude | 0-1850m |
| Description | branches thin, flexuous, internodes 3-22mm, leaves 1-3mm with triangular teeth, flowers dioecious, fruits broadly ovoid, ca. 8mm long, usually white, red or purple |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | yellowish |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub, cushion |
| Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring layering in spring |
| Territory |
Southern America
Southern South America (Argentina South , Chile Central , Chile South) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | EPHEDRACEAE
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