Ephedraceae
Ephedra rupestris
- Family
- Ephedraceae
- Genus
- Ephedra
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Common names
By language (2)
- Quechua
- Sanu-sanu, Pampa pinku-pinku, Sanu sanu
- Spanish
- Munika, Pincu-pincu, Sanu-sanu, Saro-saro
Synonyms
- Ephedra americana var. rupestris (Benth.) Ball
- Ephedra americana var. rupestris (Benth.) Stapf
- Ephedra andina var. humilis (Wedd.) Parl.
- Ephedra humilis Wedd.
Photos
Photo: sandyespinoza, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Anaïs Zimmer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Lidsay Brito, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Ruiz Inga Eduardo Pedro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Huandy Laguna Ibarra, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Fabien Anthelme, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Lidsay Brito, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: LUFJARD, CC BY 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.