Ephedraceae
| Ephedraceae Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Ephedra nevadensis | |
| Restoration of Arlenea from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Gymnospermae |
| Division: | Gnetophyta |
| Class: | Gnetopsida |
| Order: | Ephedrales Dumort. |
| Family: | Ephedraceae Dumort. |
| Type genus | |
| Ephedra | |
| Other genera | |
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Ephedraceae is a family of gymnosperms belonging to Gnetophyta, it contains only a single extant genus, Ephedra, as well as a number of extinct genera from the Early Cretaceous.
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