| Ephedra torreyana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Gnetophyta |
| Class: | Gnetopsida |
| Order: | Ephedrales |
| Family: | Ephedraceae |
| Genus: | Ephedra |
| Species: | E. torreyana |
| Binomial name | |
| Ephedra torreyana S.Wats. |
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Ephedra torreyana is a species of Ephedra that is native to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It was originally described by Sereno Watson in 1879 and placed in section Alatae, "tribe" Habrolepides by Otto Stapf in 1889. In 1996 Robert A. Price left E. torreyana in section Alatae without recognizing a tribe.[1]