| Family | EPHEDRACEAE |
| Genus species | Ephedra americana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 860 (1806) |
| Native Range | Ecuador to nw. Argentina |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| 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 | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Ephedra americana var. humboldtii Stapf Ephedra peruviana Bertero ex Carr. |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, ECU Ecuador, PER Peru) 85 Southern South America (AGW Argentina Northwest, CLN Chile North) |