ephedra sinica

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| name = Chinese ephedra
(Cao Ma Huang—草麻黄)

| image = Ephedra sinica alexlomas.jpg

| image_caption = Ephedra sinica

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = Bell, A. & Bachman, S. (2011). Ephedra sinica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T201702A9168958. {{doi|10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T201702A9168958.en}}. Downloaded on 05 September 2018.

| genus = Ephedra

| species = sinica

| authority = Stapf

| synonyms =

• Ephedra flava F.P.Sm.
• Ephedra ma-huang Tang S.Liu

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Ephedra sinica (also known as Chinese ephedra or Ma Huang) is a species of Ephedra native to Mongolia, Russia (Buryatiya, Chita, Primorye), and northeastern China (Gansu, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi).{{Cite web|url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=333041|title=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|website=apps.kew.org|access-date=2016-07-07}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200005521|title=Ephedra sinica in Flora of China @ efloras.org|website=www.efloras.org |access-date=2016-07-07}}