Ephedra campylopoda
Common name
Ephedra
Family
Ephedraceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Gymnosperms
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Orange, Yellow
Life cycle
Long-lived stoloniferous shrub. Reproduces by stolons and suckers, seed probably not produced in Nw Zealand; dispersed by dumping garden waste and by vegetative extension of established plantings
Year naturalised
2007
Reason for introduction
Ornamental and medicinal (source of Ephedrine)
Tolerances
Extremely tolerant of drought and cold