Ephedra trifurca Torr. ex S.Watson

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Texas

• County/Municipio

  Presidio Co.

• Locality

  hills in SW part of Mimms Ranch, ca. 1.9 airmiles WNW of gate at N end of Austin St. in Marfa

• Elevation

  Alt. 1469 - 1472 m. (4820 - 4829 ft.)

• Coordinates

  30.3289, -104.056

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

FLORA OF TEXAS
Plants of the Mimms Ranch, Dixon Water Foundation
Ephedra trifurca Torr. ex S. Wats.
EPHEDRACEAE
PRESIDIO CO.: shrub; rare on gentle to moderate slopes of
Petan Basalt, on soils mapped as Costavar and Volco series,
among basalt hills in SW part of Mimms Ranch, ca. 1.9
airmiles WNW of gate at N end of Austin St. in Marfa at
N30°19'43.9”, W104°03’22.4”. Elev. 4820-4830 ft.
Woody associates included Koeberlinia spinosa, Larrea tridentata, Nolina
texana, Rhus aromatica, R. microphylla, Ziziphus obtusifolia.
W. R. Carr	#34668
(with Jonathan Baize)
16 April 2015
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