Status: Native
Synonyms:
Ephedra x intermixta Cutler
Ephedra trifurca is easily recognized as a medium sized nearly leafless shrub. It is found at lower elevations in dry habitat and along roadsides.
The flowering structures are small but can be conspicuous as they appear in large numbers at nodes on the plant. Ephedra trifurca is dioecious, meaning that
pistillate and staminate flowers reside on different plants.
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Ephedra trifurca, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Blackhawk Canyon, May 5, 2007
Ephedra trifurca, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Blackhawk Canyon, May 5, 2007
Ephedra trifurca, staminate stem, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Blackhawk Canyon, May 5, 2007
Ephedra trifurca, closeup of staminate stem, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Engineer Canyon, March 28, 2009
Ephedra trifurca, closeup of staminate stem, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Engineer Canyon, March 28, 2009
Ephedra trifurca, closeup of pistillate stem, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., WD Ranch Road, April 20, 2009
Ephedra trifurca, winter appearance of branch, photo Russ Kleinman, Ridge Road at the Grant County Airport, January 31, 2010
Ephedra trifurca, winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Ridge Road at the Grant County Airport, January 31, 2010
Ephedra trifurca, 2x macro of terminal bud on winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Ridge Road at the Grant County Airport, January 31, 2010
Ephedra trifurca, 2x macro of lateral bud on winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Ridge Road at the Grant County Airport, January 31, 2010
Ephedra trifurca, closeup of node/base of twigs on winter branch, photo Russ Kleinman, Ridge Road at the Grant County Airport, January 31, 2010
Ephedra trifurca, macro of stem cross section with marked chlorenchyma under the cuticle, photo Russ Kleinman, Silver City, Ridge Road beyond the jail, October 12, 2018
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