Kingdom Plantae Order Ephedrales Genus Ephedra Higher classification Ephedra | Division Gnetophyta Family Ephedraceae Scientific name Ephedra multiflora Rank Species | |
Similar Ephedra, Ephedra fasciculata, Ephedra frustillata, Ephedra funerea, Ephedra breana | ||
Ephedra multiflora is a species of Ephedra that is native to northern Chile and Argentina.
The plant was originally described by Rodolfo Armando Philippi, later formally published by Otto Stapf in 1887, and placed in section Ephedra sect. Alatae, "tribe" Habrolepides by Stapf in 1889.
In 1996 Robert A. Price left E. multiflora in section Alatae without recognizing a tribe.
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