| Family | EPHEDRACEAE |
| Genus species | Ephedra monosperma J.G.Gmel. ex C.A.Mey. |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math., Seconde Pt. Sci. Nat. 7(2): 279 (1846) |
| Native Range | Siberia to China |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | 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 |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Ephedra minima K.S.Hao Ephedra monostachya Turcz. Ephedra polygonoides Siev. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (BRY Buryatiya, CTA Chita, IRK Irkutsk, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva, YAK Yakutskiya) 31 Russian Far East (PRM Primorye) 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHI Inner Mongolia, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHT Tibet, CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |