Leafless Shrubby Horsetail / علدة /

شَبطبط / عدام / علندي / عُلّيق / قُظّاب /

Ephedra foeminea Forssk.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Unknown
Blooming period
April to October
Seed collection period
August to December

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • No perianth
Leaf type
  • Scale
Life form
  • Climber
  • Phanerophyte shrub

Scientifc data

Genus
Ephedra Tourn. ex L.
Family
Ephedraceae
Wikidata item
Q7223215
GBIF Item
Ephedra foeminea Forssk. (2653458)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Bell, A. & Bachman, S. 2011. Ephedra foeminea. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T201710A9171016. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T201710A9171016.en. Accessed on 02 August 2022.
  2. Ephedra foeminea Forssk. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-08-02.
  3. Al Sheikh, B. (2019). Checklist and Ecological Data Base of Wild Plants of the West Bank - Palestine (Arabic).

Citation

Ephedra foeminea Forssk. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/833 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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