Taxon:  Ephedra distachya L.



Summary
Genus:
Ephedra
Family:
Ephedraceae
Nomen number:
15219
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:1040.  1753
Verified:
05/15/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Ephedra distachya L. subsp. distachya (0 active accession[s])
Ephedra distachya L. subsp. helvetica (C. A. Mey.) Asch. & Graebn. (0 active accession[s])
Ephedra distachya L. subsp. monostachya (L.) Riedl (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Ephedra vulgaris Rich.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  4. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  5. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  6. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  7. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  8. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  9. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:64.
  10. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:40. Note: with two subspecies
  11. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishsea-grape  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Chineseshuang sui ma huang双穗麻黄 2McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Swedishrussinefedra  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationAstrakhan Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:64.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationKalmykija, Respublika Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:64.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationSaratov Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:64.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationVolgogradskaja oblast' Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:64.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine   
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:40. Note: with two subspecies
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:40. Note: with two subspecies
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:40. Note: with two subspecies
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:40. Note: with two subspecies
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:40. Note: with two subspecies
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:40. Note: with two subspecies
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:40. Note: with two subspecies
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:40. Note: with two subspecies
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:40. Note: with two subspecies
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:40. Note: with two subspecies
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:40. Note: with two subspecies
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Slovakia
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Russian Federation [Astrakhan, Kalmykija, Respublika, Saratov, Volgogradskaja oblast'], Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France

Reference(s)
  1. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  2. Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
  3. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  4. Skvortsov, A. K., ed. 2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:64.
  5. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964. Flora europaea. 1:40. Note: with two subspecies
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=15219. Accessed 15 April 2026.