Ephedra tweediana

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 tweediana

Species Authority:

C.A.Mey.

Common Name/s:

Spanish

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Cola de Caballo

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: Known from several localities and with a wide range the species does not meet the thresholds for a threatened category under criterion B. There is insufficient information to justify a threatened rating under any other criteria, however, the habitat in which this species occurs is under some pressure from conversion of natural forest habitat to plantation forest and to agricultural areas (crops and grazing pasture). Recent collections have been made and there is good representation in protected areas so the population is believed to be Least Concern at present.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Occurs from southern Brazil to central and northern Argentina and Uruguay. Occurs from sea level up to 1,000 m.
Countries:	Native: Argentina (Catamarca, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Tucumán); Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul); Uruguay
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Population [top]

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

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	A climbing shrub often found in moist forests (including Mata Atlântica) and woods, generally in wetter conditions than other Ephedra in this region. Reported from hygrophilic woodland in the Esteros del Ibera region of Corrientes, Argentina.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Known to be of ornamental value and cultivated for the horticultural trade. A significant process of aforestation is occurring in Uruguay at a rate of 50,000 hectares per year (FAO 2004) causing a threat to natural forest. Conversion of land for agriculture in the region is also a significant problem.

Major Threat(s):

Known to be of ornamental value and cultivated for the horticultural trade. A significant process of aforestation is occurring in Uruguay at a rate of 50,000 hectares per year (FAO 2004) causing a threat to natural forest. Conversion of land for agriculture in the region is also a significant problem.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is known to occur in several protected areas including the Itapuã State Park and Reserva Biológica do Lami in Brazil. Recorded from nineteen botanic gardens, but there is no known seed collection for ex situ conservation.

Conservation Actions:

It is known to occur in several protected areas including the Itapuã State Park and Reserva Biológica do Lami in Brazil. Recorded from nineteen botanic gardens, but there is no known seed collection for ex situ conservation.

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