Ephedraceae

Shrubby horsetail

Ephedra ciliata Fisch. & C.A.Mey.

Family: Ephedraceae
Genus: Ephedra

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: علندى ورقية
English: Shrubby horsetail
Persian: ارمک رونده

Synonyms

Ephedra aitchisonii (Stapf) V.A.Nikitin
Ephedra alte C.A.Mey.
Ephedra alte Brandis
Ephedra asparagoides Griff.
Ephedra ciliata var. polylepis (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Riedl
Ephedra foliata Boiss. ex C.A.Mey.
Ephedra foliata var. aitchisonii Stapf
Ephedra foliata var. ciliata (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Stapf
Ephedra foliata var. polylepis (Boiss. & Hausskn.) Stapf
Ephedra kokanica Regel
Ephedra peduncularis Boiss.
Ephedra polylepis Boiss. & Hausskn.
Ephedra rollandii Maire

Photos

Photo: Gideon Pisanty, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: T R Shankar Raman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Chase Mathey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.