Ephedra equisetina
Ma Huang, Mongolian Ephedra
Also known as: Ephedra equisetina var. monoica Y.Yang +2 more
- Ephedra equisetina var. monoica Y.Yang
- Ephedra nebrodensis subsp. equisetina (Bunge) Breistr. ex Greuter & Burdet
- Ephedra shennungiana Tang
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ephedraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Indigenous to Temperate Asia, Ephedra equisetina (commonly known as Ma Huang or Mongolian ephedra) is a shrub belonging to the Ephedraceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, China, Middle Asia, Mongolia, Russian Far East, Siberia, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Altay, China North-Central, Inner Mongolia, Kirgizistan, Krasnoyarsk, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Primorye, Qinghai, Tadzhikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang