Ephedra alata Ephedra aphylla

Gymnospermae (naked seeds, חשופי הזרע), Class: Gnetopsida, Order: Ephedrales, Family: Ephedraceae, שרביטניים Family Ephedraceae, Mormon-Tea Family, משפחת השרביטניים Desert shrubs with jointed branches; Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3, scalelike; Cones terminal or axillary, ovoid or ellipsoid; Pollen cones solitary or clustered at nodes, 2-8 anthers; Seed cones opposite or in whorls of 3 or 4 at nodes, each cone composed of overlapping bracts, covering the two maturing seeds. Genus Ephedra, שרביטן: Ephedra alata, white shrubby horsetail, שרביטן מכנף, العلندى المجنحة Ephedra aphylla, Ephedra alte, Joint pine, שרביטן ריסני Ephedra foeminea,Ephedra campylopoda, Joint pine, Leafless Ephedra, שרביטן מצוי ************************************************** Ephedra foeminea