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Ephedra boelckei F. A. Roig

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Ephedra boelckei F. A. Roig
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from World Checklist of Selected Plant Families in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Ephedra boelckei
Species recognized by wikipedia VI, wikipedia UK, Argentina Species List, wikipedia AZ, and NCBI
Ephedra boelckei F. A. Roig
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, and GBIF classification
Ephedra boelckei
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia EN, and iNaturalist data coverage
Ephedra boelckei F. A. Roig
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, and GBIF data coverage

Alternative Names

Ephedra boelkei
Synonym according to NCBI

Common Names

There are no common names associated with this taxon.

Curated hierarchies for Ephedra boelckei F. A. Roig

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Gymnosperms
Gnetopsida
Ephedrales
Ephedraceae
Ephedra
Ephedra boelckei F. A. Roig (this page)
Ephedra alata Decne.
Ephedra altissima Desf.
Ephedra americana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Ephedra antisyphilitica Berland. ex C. A. Mey.
Ephedra aphylla Forssk.
Ephedra arenicola H. C. Cutler
Ephedra aspera Engelm. ex S. Watson
Ephedra aurantiaca Takht. & Pachom.
Ephedra botschantzevii Pachom.
Ephedra breana Phil.
Ephedra brevifoliata Ghahr.
Ephedra californica S. Watson
Ephedra chilensis C. Presl
Ephedra compacta Rose
Ephedra coryi E. L. Reed
Ephedra cutleri Peebles
Ephedra dahurica Turcz.
Ephedra dawuensis Y. Yang
Ephedra distachya L.
Ephedra eleutherolepis V. A. Nikitin
Ephedra equisetina Bunge
Ephedra fasciculata A. Nelson
Ephedra fedtschenkoae Paulsen
Ephedra foeminea Forssk.
Ephedra foliata Boiss. ex C. A. Mey.
Ephedra fragilis Desf.
Ephedra frustillata Miers
Ephedra funerea Coville & C. V. Morton
Ephedra gerardiana Wall. ex Klotzsch & Garcke
Ephedra glauca Regel
Ephedra gracilis Phil. ex Stapf
Ephedra holoptera Riedl
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk & C. A. Mey.
Ephedra kardangensis P. Sharma & P. L. Uniyal
Ephedra khurikensis P. Sharma & P. L. Uniyal
Ephedra laristanica Assadi
Ephedra lepidosperma C. Y. Cheng
Ephedra likiangensis Florin
Ephedra lomatolepis Schrenk
Ephedra major Host
Ephedra milleri Freitag & Maier-St.
Ephedra minuta Florin
Ephedra monosperma J. G. Gmel. ex C. A. Mey.
Ephedra multiflora Phil. ex Stapf
Ephedra nevadensis S. Watson
Ephedra ochreata Miers
Ephedra oxyphylla Riedl
Ephedra pachyclada Boiss.
Ephedra pangiensis Rita Singh & P. Sharma
Ephedra pedunculata Engelm. ex S. Watson
Ephedra pentandra Pachom.
Ephedra procera C. A. Mey.
Ephedra przewalskii Stapf
Ephedra pseudodistachya Pachom.
Ephedra regeliana Florin
Ephedra rhytidosperma Pachom.
Ephedra rituensis Y. Yang, D. Z. Fu & G. H. Zhu
Ephedra rupestris Benth.
Ephedra sarcocarpa Aitch. & Hemsl.
Ephedra sinica Stapf
Ephedra somalensis Freitag & Maier-St.
Ephedra strobilacea Bunge
Ephedra sumlingensis P. Sharma & P. L. Uniyal
Ephedra tilhoana Maire
Ephedra torreyana S. Watson
Ephedra transitoria Riedl
Ephedra triandra Tul.
Ephedra trifurca Torr. ex S. Watson
Ephedra trifurcata Zöllner
Ephedra tweedieana C. A. Mey.
Ephedra viridis Coville
Ephedra vvedenskyi Pachom.

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Gnetopsida
Ephedrales
Ephedraceae
Ephedra Tourn. ex L.
Ephedra boelckei F. A. Roig (this page)
Ephedra alata Decne.
Ephedra altissima Desf.
Ephedra americana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Ephedra antisyphilitica Berland. ex C. A. Mey.
Ephedra aphylla Forssk.
Ephedra aspera Engelm. ex S. Watson
Ephedra aurantiaca Takht. & Pachom.
Ephedra botschantzevii Pachom.
Ephedra breana Phil.
Ephedra brevifoliata Ghahr.
Ephedra californica S. Watson
Ephedra chengiae Y. Yang & D. K. Ferguson
Ephedra chilensis C. Presl
Ephedra ciliata Fisch. & C. A. Mey.
Ephedra compacta Rose
Ephedra coryi E. L. Reed
Ephedra cutleri Peebles
Ephedra dahurica Turcz.
Ephedra dawuensis Y. Yang
Ephedra distachya L.
Ephedra equisetina Bunge
Ephedra fasciculata A. Nelson
Ephedra fedtschenkoae Paulsen
Ephedra foeminea Forssk.
Ephedra fragilis Desf.
Ephedra frustillata Miers
Ephedra funerea Coville & C. V. Morton
Ephedra gerardiana Wall. ex Klotzsch & Garcke
Ephedra gracilis Phil. ex Stapf
Ephedra holoptera Riedl
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk & C. A. Mey.
Ephedra kardangensis P. Sharma & P. L. Uniyal
Ephedra laristanica Assadi
Ephedra likiangensis Florin
Ephedra lomatolepis Schrenk
Ephedra milleri Freitag & Maier-St.
Ephedra minuta Florin
Ephedra monosperma J. G. Gmel. ex C. A. Mey.
Ephedra multiflora Phil. ex Stapf
Ephedra nebrodensis Tineo
Ephedra nevadensis S. Watson
Ephedra ochreata Miers
Ephedra oxyphylla Riedl
Ephedra pachyclada Boiss.
Ephedra pedunculata Engelm. ex S. Watson
Ephedra pentandra Pachom.
Ephedra procera C. A. Mey.
Ephedra przewalskii Stapf
Ephedra pseudodistachya Pachom.
Ephedra regeliana Florin
Ephedra rhytidosperma Pachom.
Ephedra rituensis Y. Yang, D. Z. Fu & G. H. Zhu
Ephedra rupestris Benth.
Ephedra sarcocarpa Aitch. & Hemsl.
Ephedra saxatilis (Stapf) Royle ex Florin
Ephedra sinica Stapf
Ephedra somalensis Freitag & Maier-St.
Ephedra strobilacea Bunge
Ephedra tilhoana Maire
Ephedra torreyana S. Watson
Ephedra transitoria Riedl
Ephedra triandra Tul.
Ephedra trifurca Torr. ex S. Watson
Ephedra trifurcata Zöllner
Ephedra tweedieana C. A. Mey.
Ephedra viridis Coville
Ephedra vvedenskyi Pachom.
Ephedra yangthangensis P. Sharma & Rita Singh
Ephedra × arenicola H. C. Cutler
Ephedra × eleutherolepis V. A. Nikitin

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 - Test

Ephedra boelckei F. A. Roig (this page)
Ephedra alata Decne.
Ephedra altissima Desf.
Ephedra americana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Ephedra antisyphilitica Berland. ex C. A. Mey.
Ephedra aphylla Forssk.
Ephedra arenicola H. C. Cutler
Ephedra aspera Engelm. ex S. Watson
Ephedra aurantiaca Takht. & Pachom.
Ephedra botschantzevii Pachom.
Ephedra breana Phil.
Ephedra brevifoliata Ghahr.
Ephedra californica S. Watson
Ephedra chilensis C. Presl
Ephedra compacta Rose
Ephedra coryi E. L. Reed
Ephedra cutleri Peebles
Ephedra dahurica Turcz.
Ephedra dawuensis Y. Yang
Ephedra distachya L.
Ephedra eleutherolepis V. A. Nikitin
Ephedra equisetina Bunge
Ephedra fasciculata A. Nelson
Ephedra fedtschenkoae Paulsen
Ephedra foeminea Forssk.
Ephedra foliata Boiss. ex C. A. Mey.
Ephedra fragilis Desf.
Ephedra frustillata Miers
Ephedra funerea Coville & C. V. Morton
Ephedra gerardiana Wall. ex Klotzsch & Garcke
Ephedra glauca Regel
Ephedra gracilis Phil. ex Stapf
Ephedra holoptera Riedl
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk & C. A. Mey.
Ephedra kardangensis P. Sharma & P. L. Uniyal
Ephedra khurikensis P. Sharma & P. L. Uniyal
Ephedra laristanica Assadi
Ephedra lepidosperma C. Y. Cheng
Ephedra likiangensis Florin
Ephedra lomatolepis Schrenk
Ephedra major Host
Ephedra milleri Freitag & Maier-St.
Ephedra minuta Florin
Ephedra monosperma J. G. Gmel. ex C. A. Mey.
Ephedra multiflora Phil. ex Stapf
Ephedra nevadensis S. Watson
Ephedra ochreata Miers
Ephedra oxyphylla Riedl
Ephedra pachyclada Boiss.
Ephedra pangiensis Rita Singh & P. Sharma
Ephedra pedunculata Engelm. ex S. Watson
Ephedra pentandra Pachom.
Ephedra procera C. A. Mey.
Ephedra przewalskii Stapf
Ephedra pseudodistachya Pachom.
Ephedra regeliana Florin
Ephedra rhytidosperma Pachom.
Ephedra rituensis Y. Yang, D. Z. Fu & G. H. Zhu
Ephedra rupestris Benth.
Ephedra sarcocarpa Aitch. & Hemsl.
Ephedra sinica Stapf
Ephedra somalensis Freitag & Maier-St.
Ephedra strobilacea Bunge
Ephedra sumlingensis P. Sharma & P. L. Uniyal
Ephedra tilhoana Maire
Ephedra torreyana S. Watson
Ephedra transitoria Riedl
Ephedra triandra Tul.
Ephedra trifurca Torr. ex S. Watson
Ephedra trifurcata Zöllner
Ephedra tweedieana C. A. Mey.
Ephedra viridis Coville
Ephedra vvedenskyi Pachom.

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Gymnosperms
Gnetopsida
Ephedrales
Ephedraceae
Ephedra
Ephedra boelckei F. A. Roig (this page)
Ephedra alata Decne.
Ephedra altissima Desf.
Ephedra americana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Ephedra antisyphilitica Berland. ex C. A. Mey.
Ephedra aphylla Forssk.
Ephedra arenicola H. C. Cutler
Ephedra aspera Engelm. ex S. Watson
Ephedra aurantiaca Takht. & Pachom.
Ephedra botschantzevii Pachom.
Ephedra breana Phil.
Ephedra brevifoliata Ghahr.
Ephedra californica S. Watson
Ephedra chilensis C. Presl
Ephedra compacta Rose
Ephedra coryi E. L. Reed
Ephedra cutleri Peebles
Ephedra dahurica Turcz.
Ephedra dawuensis Y. Yang
Ephedra distachya L.
Ephedra eleutherolepis V. A. Nikitin
Ephedra equisetina Bunge
Ephedra fasciculata A. Nelson
Ephedra fedtschenkoae Paulsen
Ephedra foeminea Forssk.
Ephedra foliata Boiss. ex C. A. Mey.
Ephedra fragilis Desf.
Ephedra frustillata Miers
Ephedra funerea Coville & C. V. Morton
Ephedra gerardiana Wall. ex Klotzsch & Garcke
Ephedra glauca Regel
Ephedra gracilis Phil. ex Stapf
Ephedra holoptera Riedl
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk & C. A. Mey.
Ephedra kardangensis P. Sharma & P. L. Uniyal
Ephedra khurikensis P. Sharma & P. L. Uniyal
Ephedra laristanica Assadi
Ephedra lepidosperma C. Y. Cheng
Ephedra likiangensis Florin
Ephedra lomatolepis Schrenk
Ephedra major Host
Ephedra milleri Freitag & Maier-St.
Ephedra minuta Florin
Ephedra monosperma J. G. Gmel. ex C. A. Mey.
Ephedra multiflora Phil. ex Stapf
Ephedra nevadensis S. Watson
Ephedra ochreata Miers
Ephedra oxyphylla Riedl
Ephedra pachyclada Boiss.
Ephedra pangiensis Rita Singh & P. Sharma
Ephedra pedunculata Engelm. ex S. Watson
Ephedra pentandra Pachom.
Ephedra procera C. A. Mey.
Ephedra przewalskii Stapf
Ephedra pseudodistachya Pachom.
Ephedra regeliana Florin
Ephedra rhytidosperma Pachom.
Ephedra rituensis Y. Yang, D. Z. Fu & G. H. Zhu
Ephedra rupestris Benth.
Ephedra sarcocarpa Aitch. & Hemsl.
Ephedra sinica Stapf
Ephedra somalensis Freitag & Maier-St.
Ephedra strobilacea Bunge
Ephedra sumlingensis P. Sharma & P. L. Uniyal
Ephedra tilhoana Maire
Ephedra torreyana S. Watson
Ephedra transitoria Riedl
Ephedra triandra Tul.
Ephedra trifurca Torr. ex S. Watson
Ephedra trifurcata Zöllner
Ephedra tweedieana C. A. Mey.
Ephedra viridis Coville
Ephedra vvedenskyi Pachom.

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Gnetopsida
Ephedrales
Ephedraceae
Ephedra L.
Ephedra boelckei F. A. Roig (this page)
Ephedra alata Decne.
Ephedra altissima Desf.
Ephedra americana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Ephedra andina Stapf ex Skottsb.
Ephedra antisyphilitica Berland. ex C. A. Mey.
Ephedra aphylla Forssk.
Ephedra arenicola H. C. Cutler
Ephedra aspera Engelm. ex S. Watson
Ephedra aurantiaca Takht. & Pachom.
Ephedra botschantzevii Pachom.
Ephedra breana Phil.
Ephedra brevifoliata Ghahreman
Ephedra californica S. Watson
Ephedra chilensis C. Presl
Ephedra compacta Rose
Ephedra coryi E. L. Reed
Ephedra cutleri Peebles
Ephedra dahurica Turcz.
Ephedra dawuensis Y. Yang
Ephedra distachya L.
Ephedra eleutherolepis V. Nikitin
Ephedra equisetina Bunge
Ephedra fasciculata A. Nelson
Ephedra fedtschenkoae Paulsen
Ephedra foeminea Forssk.
Ephedra foliata Boiss. ex C. A. Mey.
Ephedra fragilis Desf.
Ephedra frustillata Miers
Ephedra funerea Coville & Morton
Ephedra gerardiana Wall. ex Klotzsch & Garcke
Ephedra glauca Regel
Ephedra gracilis Stapf
Ephedra holoptera Riedl
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk & C. A. Mey.
Ephedra kardangensis P. Sharma & P. L. Uniyal
Ephedra khurikensis P. Sharma & P. L. Uniyal
Ephedra laristanica Assadi
Ephedra lepidosperma C. Y. Cheng
Ephedra likiangensis Florin
Ephedra lomatolepis Schrenk
Ephedra major Host
Ephedra milleri Freitag & M. Maier-Stolte
Ephedra minuta Florin
Ephedra miocenica Wodehouse
Ephedra monosperma J. G. Gmel. ex C. A. Mey.
Ephedra multiflora Phil. ex Stapf
Ephedra nevadensis S. Watson
Ephedra ochreata Miers
Ephedra oxyphylla Riedl
Ephedra pachyclada Boiss.
Ephedra pangiensis Rita Singh & P. Sharma
Ephedra pedunculata Engelm. ex S. Watson
Ephedra pentandra Pachom.
Ephedra procera C. A. Mey.
Ephedra przewalskii Stapf
Ephedra pseudodistachya Pachom.
Ephedra regeliana Florin
Ephedra rhytidosperma Pachom.
Ephedra rituensis Y. Yang, D. Z. Fu & G. H. Zhu
Ephedra rupestris Benth.
Ephedra sarcocarpa Aitch. & Hemsl.
Ephedra sinica Stapf
Ephedra somalensis Freitag & Maier-St.
Ephedra strobilacea Bunge
Ephedra sumlingensis P. Sharma & P. L. Uniyal
Ephedra tilhoana Maire
Ephedra torreyana S. Watson
Ephedra transitoria Riedl
Ephedra triandra Tul.
Ephedra trifurca Torr. ex S. Watson
Ephedra trifurcata O. Zollner
Ephedra tweediana C. A. Mey.
Ephedra tweedieana C. A. Mey.
Ephedra viridis Coville
Ephedra vvedenskyi Pachom.

IUCN

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Gnetopsida
Ephedrales
Ephedraceae
Ephedra boelckei F. A. Roig (this page)
Ephedra alata Decne.
Ephedra altissima Desf.
Ephedra americana Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Ephedra antisyphilitica Berland. ex C. A. Mey.
Ephedra aphylla Forssk.
Ephedra aspera Engelm. ex S. Watson
Ephedra breana Phil.
Ephedra brevifoliata Ghahr.
Ephedra californica S. Watson
Ephedra chilensis C. Presl
Ephedra compacta Rose
Ephedra coryi E. L. Reed
Ephedra cutleri Peebles
Ephedra dahurica Turcz.
Ephedra dawuensis Y. Yang
Ephedra distachya L.
Ephedra fasciculata A. Nelson
Ephedra fedtschenkoae Paulsen
Ephedra foeminea Forssk.
Ephedra foliata Boiss. ex C. A. Mey.
Ephedra fragilis Desf.
Ephedra frustillata Miers
Ephedra funerea Coville & C. V. Morton
Ephedra gerardiana Wall. ex Klotzsch & Garcke
Ephedra intermedia Schrenk & C. A. Mey.
Ephedra kardangensis P. Sharma & P. L. Uniyal
Ephedra khurikensis P. Sharma & P. L. Uniyal
Ephedra laristanica Assadi
Ephedra likiangensis Florin
Ephedra lomatolepis Schrenk
Ephedra major Host
Ephedra milleri Freitag & Maier-St.
Ephedra minuta Florin
Ephedra monosperma J. G. Gmel. ex C. A. Mey
Ephedra multiflora Phil. ex Stapf
Ephedra nevadensis S. Watson
Ephedra ochreata Miers
Ephedra pachyclada Boiss.
Ephedra pedunculata Engelm. ex S. Watson
Ephedra przewalskii Stapf
Ephedra regeliana Florin
Ephedra rhytidosperma Pachom.
Ephedra rituensis Y. Yang, D. Z. Fu & G. H. Zhu
Ephedra rupestris Benth
Ephedra sarcocarpa Aitch. & Hemsl.
Ephedra sinica Stapf
Ephedra somalensis Freitag & Maier-St.
Ephedra strobilacea Bunge
Ephedra tilhoana Maire
Ephedra torreyana S. Watson
Ephedra transitoria Riedl
Ephedra triandra Tul.
Ephedra trifurca Torr. ex S. Watson
Ephedra trifurcata Zöllner
Ephedra tweediana C. A. Mey.
Ephedra viridis Coville

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Viridiplantae
Streptophyta
Streptophytina
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Euphyllophyta
Spermatophyta
Acrogymnospermae
Gnetopsida
Gnetidae
Ephedrales
Ephedraceae
Ephedra
Ephedra boelckei (this page)
Ephedra alata
Ephedra altissima
Ephedra americana
Ephedra andina
Ephedra antisyphilitica
Ephedra aphylla
Ephedra aspera
Ephedra botschantzevii
Ephedra breana
Ephedra californica
Ephedra campylopoda
Ephedra chilensis
Ephedra ciliata
Ephedra compacta
Ephedra coryi
Ephedra cutleri
Ephedra dahurica
Ephedra distachya
Ephedra equisetifolia
Ephedra equisetina
Ephedra fasciculata
Ephedra fedtschenkoae
Ephedra foeminea
Ephedra foliata
Ephedra fragilis
Ephedra frustillata
Ephedra funerea
Ephedra gerardiana
Ephedra gracilis
Ephedra intermedia
Ephedra kokanica
Ephedra laristanica
Ephedra likiangensis
Ephedra lomatolepis
Ephedra major
Ephedra milleri
Ephedra minuta
Ephedra monosperma
Ephedra multiflora
Ephedra nevadensis
Ephedra ochreata
Ephedra pachyclada
Ephedra pedunculata
Ephedra przewalskii
Ephedra pseudodistachya
Ephedra regeliana
Ephedra rhytidosperma
Ephedra rituensis
Ephedra rupestris
Ephedra sarcocarpa
Ephedra saxatilis
Ephedra sinica
Ephedra somalensis
Ephedra strobilacea
Ephedra tilhoana
Ephedra torreyana
Ephedra transitoria
Ephedra triandra
Ephedra trifurca
Ephedra tweediana
Ephedra viridis
unclassified Ephedra

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Embryophyta siphonogama
Gymnospermae
Gnetopsida
Ephedraceae
Ephedra
Ephedra boelckei (this page)
Ephedra alata
Ephedra alenda
Ephedra altissima
Ephedra americana
Ephedra andina
Ephedra antisyphilitica
Ephedra aphylla
Ephedra arenicola
Ephedra aspera
Ephedra atlantica
Ephedra aurantiaca
Ephedra botschantzevii
Ephedra breana
Ephedra brevifoliata
Ephedra californica
Ephedra campylopoda
Ephedra chilensis
Ephedra ciliata
Ephedra clokeyi
Ephedra clusii
Ephedra compacta
Ephedra coryi
Ephedra cutleri
Ephedra dahurica
Ephedra dawuensis
Ephedra distachya
Ephedra eleutherolepis
Ephedra equisetina
Ephedra fasciculata
Ephedra fedtschenkoae
Ephedra foeminea
Ephedra foliata
Ephedra fragilis
Ephedra frustillata
Ephedra funerea
Ephedra gerardiana
Ephedra gibraltarica
Ephedra glauca
Ephedra helvetica
Ephedra holoptera
Ephedra intermedia
Ephedra intermixta
Ephedra kardangensis
Ephedra khurikensis
Ephedra laristanica
Ephedra lepidosperma
Ephedra likiangensis
Ephedra lomatolepis
Ephedra macedonica
Ephedra major
Ephedra microbracteata
Ephedra milleri
Ephedra minuta
Ephedra monosperma
Ephedra monostachya
Ephedra multiflora
Ephedra nebrodensis
Ephedra nevadensis
Ephedra ochreata
Ephedra oxyphylla
Ephedra pachyclada
Ephedra pangiensis
Ephedra pedunculata
Ephedra pentandra
Ephedra procera
Ephedra przewalskii
Ephedra pseudodistachya
Ephedra regeliana
Ephedra rhytidosperma
Ephedra rituensis
Ephedra rupestris
Ephedra sarcocarpa
Ephedra saxatilis
Ephedra shennungiana
Ephedra sinaica
Ephedra sinica
Ephedra somalensis
Ephedra strobilacea
Ephedra sumlingensis
Ephedra tilhoana
Ephedra torreyana
Ephedra transitoria
Ephedra triandra
Ephedra trifurca
Ephedra trifurcata
Ephedra tweediana
Ephedra tweedieana
Ephedra villarsii
Ephedra viridis
Ephedra vulgaris
Ephedra vvedenskyi
Ephedra wettsteinii
Ephedra yangthangensis
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