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Ephedra nevadensis
Botanical details
- Family
- Ephedraceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Ephedra
- Genus description
A genus of shrubs, scrambling vines and more rarely, small trees found in arid regions of the world such as northern Africa and southern Europe, containing the therapeutic chemical Ephedrine, which can also have numerous negative effects on the human body. Plants have slender, green, scaley, rush-like stems and produce small 'cones' followed by bright red or orange berries
- Name status
Unresolved
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