Ephedra rhytidosperma

{{Short description|Species of seed-bearing shrub}}

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|genus = Ephedra

|species = rhytidosperma

|authority = Pachom.{{citation |title=Ephedra rhytidosperma Pachom. |work=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:326027-1 |access-date=2021-06-23 }}

|synonyms = *Ephedra lepidosperma C.Y.Cheng

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Ephedra rhytidosperma, synonym Ephedra lepidosperma, common name li jiang ma huang, is a shrub native to North-central China, Inner Mongolia and Mongolia. It grows in mountainous areas at an elevation of 2300–4200 m.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200005512 Flora of China, vol 4 p 100]