Rhamnaceae

Retanilla ephedra (Vent.) Brongn.

Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Retanilla

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Retanilla ephedra (Retanilla ephedra) — FlowerPhoto: Bruno Avilez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Synonyms

Colletia ephedra Vent.
Colletia obcordata Vent.
Retanilla crassa Phil.
Retanilla ephedra var. crassa (Phil.) Reiche
Retanilla ephedra var. ephedra
Retanilla moelleri Phil.
Retanilla obcordata Brongn.
Rhamnus retanilla Domb. ex DC.

Flowers

In flower: August to November (from 19 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Bruno Avilez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Fabian EGL, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cesar Ormazabal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Aira Francisca Faúndez Fallau, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cesar Ormazabal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cesar Ormazabal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Aira Francisca Faúndez Fallau, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cesar Ormazabal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cesar Ormazabal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, 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); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.