Ephedra triandra

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	GNETOPSIDA	EPHEDRALES	EPHEDRACEAE

Scientific Name:

Ephedra triandra

Species Authority:

Tul.

Common Name/s:

Spanish

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Frutilla del Campo

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: Occurring across a wide range and under no major threats at present this species is rated as Least Concern (LC).

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Has a large range stretching from Bolivia to southern Argentina. Also has a wide altitudinal range occurring from 300 m up to 3,000 m.
Countries:	Native: Argentina (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Córdoba, La Rioja, Mendoza, San Juan); Bolivia, Plurinational States of
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Population [top]

Population:	The population size is not known.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	A shrub to 2 m tall, or climbing. Leaves in twos at the nodes. Found growing in semi-arid areas, often in disturbed areas, in sandy soil on rocky hillsides, in gulches and on clay bluffs. Flowers from November to January.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Considered a weed and under no major threat at present, although it has been reported to be eaten by livestock.

Major Threat(s):

Considered a weed and under no major threat at present, although it has been reported to be eaten by livestock.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Despite the wide range the known collections are not well covered by the protected area network. Seeds have yet to be collected as an ex situ conservation measure. It is represented in three botanic gardens worldwide. Further surveys are required to better understand the status of the population.

Conservation Actions:

Despite the wide range the known collections are not well covered by the protected area network. Seeds have yet to be collected as an ex situ conservation measure. It is represented in three botanic gardens worldwide. Further surveys are required to better understand the status of the population.

Bibliography [top]

	IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.2). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 10 November 2011). Plants for a Future. 1996-2010. Plants For A Future, Earth, Plants, People. Available at: http://www.pfaf.org/user/plantsearch.aspx. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. 2009. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Available at: http://www.kew.org/wcsp/.

IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.2). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 10 November 2011).

Plants for a Future. 1996-2010. Plants For A Future, Earth, Plants, People. Available at: http://www.pfaf.org/user/plantsearch.aspx.

Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. 2009. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Available at: http://www.kew.org/wcsp/.

Citation:	Bell, A. & Bachman, S. 2011. Ephedra triandra. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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