Ephedra intermedia

Ephedra intermedia
Ephedra intermedia
Female cone
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Gymnospermae
Division: Gnetophyta
Class: Gnetopsida
Order: Ephedrales
Family: Ephedraceae
Genus: Ephedra
Species:
E. intermedia
Binomial name
Ephedra intermedia
Synonyms
  • Ephedra ferganensis V.A.Nikitin
  • Ephedra microsperma V.A.Nikitin
  • Ephedra persica (Stapf) V.A.Nikitin
  • Ephedra tesquorum V.A.Nikitin
  • Ephedra tibetica (Stapf) V.A.Nikitin
  • Ephedra valida V.A.Nikitin

Ephedra intermedia, with the Chinese common name of Zhong Ma Huang, is a species of Ephedra that is native to Siberia, Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the western Himalayas, Tibet, Mongolia, and China.