Ephedra distachya L., 1753 20% complete

Sea-grape

Sp. Pl.: 1040 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced4 Source not recorded11 Not on the record4 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 1040 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Sea-grape No source recorded
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Observations Europe to N. China and Caucasus, S. Russian Far East No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 21 cm
  • 21 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 175, 236, 272, 818, 926
Sourced
Biological type chamaephyte Sourced
Flower color yellow, green No source recorded
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Growth habit Shrub No source recorded
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Maximum height empty
  • 30 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 68, 175, 236, 272, 818, 926
Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 9 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 175, 236, 272, 443, 818, 879, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation empty Not on the record
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 151 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type — Not on the record