Ephedra strobilacea

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	GNETOPSIDA	EPHEDRALES	EPHEDRACEAE

Scientific Name:	Ephedra strobilacea
Species Authority:	Bunge
Synonym/s:	Ephedra strobilacea Bunge subspecies microbracteata (Ghahr.) Freitag & M.Maier-Stolte

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2011
Assessor/s:	Bell, A. & Bachman, S.
Reviewer/s:	Hilton-Taylor, C. & Lutz, M.L.
Contributor/s:
Justification: This is a wide ranging species with no major threats identified at present, hence is listed as Least Concern. The collection of samples of this species for ex situ conservation is encouraged as well as further surveys to better understand the present status of populations.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Occurs from Central Asia to Iran (Irano-Turanian distribution) and is recorded from 700 m up to 2,500 m.
Countries:	Native: Afghanistan; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan
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Population [top]

Population:	The population size is not known, but it is sometimes reported as abundant.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	A shrub which grows in arid, desert areas on sandy slopes. Seeds are likely to be wind-dispersed. Flowers from April to May.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	There are no major threats known at present.

Major Threat(s):

There are no major threats known at present.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no known collections in ex situ conservation such as botanic gardens or seed banks. The range of the species overlaps some protected areas. Further surveys across the range are suggested to better understand the status of populations.

Conservation Actions:

There are no known collections in ex situ conservation such as botanic gardens or seed banks. The range of the species overlaps some protected areas. Further surveys across the range are suggested to better understand the status of populations.

Citation:	Bell, A. & Bachman, S. 2011. Ephedra strobilacea. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 June 2013.
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