Ephedra foliata

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 foliata

Species Authority:

Boiss. ex C.A.Mey.

Common Name/s:

English

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Shrubby Horsetail

Synonym/s:

Ephedra alte C.A.Mey.

Ephedra ciliata Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Ephedra foliata Boiss. ex C.A.Mey. subspecies aitchisonii Stapf

Ephedra rollandii Maire

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: A widespread species and with no perceived threats at present. Occurs in numerous protected areas across the range and is known from recent collections indicating the species is still extant and the population is stable. Hence is listed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Distributed in northwest and eastern Africa and widespread across the Arabian Peninsula, extending east to India (Saharo-Sindian/Irano-Turanian distribution; Freitag and Maier-Stolte 2003). Occurs from sea level up to 1,700 m.
Countries:	Native: Afghanistan; Algeria; Bahrain; Chad; Djibouti; Egypt (Egypt (African part), Sinai); Ethiopia; India (Punjab); Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Jordan; Kuwait; Mauritania; Morocco; Oman; Palestinian Territory, Occupied; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Somalia; Turkmenistan; United Arab Emirates; Western Sahara; Yemen (North Yemen, South Yemen)
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Population [top]

Population:	Is common to uncommon depending on the area. It has been recorded in low numbers in protected areas in Iran.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	A shrub, climbing/scrambling, occurring on rocky slopes and wadi-sides. Noted as a typical component of different types of thorn savanna in semi-arid and arid climates (Freitag and Maier-Stolte 2003). Flowers from February to May.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Used medicinally and fruit is eaten as a dessert or as famine food, although these are not considered to be major threats.

Major Threat(s):

Used medicinally and fruit is eaten as a dessert or as famine food, although these are not considered to be major threats.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Occurs in numerous protected areas across its range. Collections are known from at least five botanical gardens and seed has been collected for ex situ storage as part of the Millennium Seed Bank project.

Conservation Actions:

Occurs in numerous protected areas across its range. Collections are known from at least five botanical gardens and seed has been collected for ex situ storage as part of the Millennium Seed Bank project.

Citation:	Bell, A. & Bachman, S. 2011. Ephedra foliata. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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