Ephedra distachya var. distachya
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Family Ephedraceae
Taxonomy: Ephedra distachya L. var. distachya
Synonyms: none listed in the APC 2026-07-30
Distribution (APC): Vic (formerly naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, Vic Flora, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: RBGV_2022 (3), RBGV_2023 (6). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 8 traits from 9 records in 2 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_length (numerical): 8.5 mm (8-9 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- fruit_colour (categorical): red (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 2 mm (2-2 mm) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- leaf_phyllotaxis (categorical): opposite (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (1) [sources: RBGV_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): shrub (1); subshrub (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): woody (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
- stem_growth_habit (categorical): prostrate (1) [sources: RBGV_2022]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBGV_2023 | 5 | 6 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| RBGV_2022 | 3 | 3 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |