Ephedra frustillata, the Patagonian ephedra, is a plant species in the genus Ephedra.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Gnetophyta |
| Class: | Gnetopsida |
| Order: | Ephedrales |
| Family: | Ephedraceae |
| Genus: | Ephedra |
| Species: | E. frustillata
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| Binomial name | |
| Ephedra frustillata Miers, 1863
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The plant is found in Patagonia, southern Argentina, as well as in central and southern Chile.[1] The shrub grows in arid areas in sandy soil, sand dunes or on rocks, in full sun and can grow up to one meter in height.[2]
Ephedra frustillata contains apigeninidin, a 3-deoxyanthocyanidin.[3]
References
edit- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ The IUCN List of Threatened Species
- ^ Apigeninidin as a leucoderivative in Ephedra frustillata, Alberto A. Gurni and Marcelo L. Wagner, Phytochemistry, Volume 21, Issue 9, 1982, pp. 2428-2429, doi:10.1016/0031-9422(82)85229-1
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