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Suo-phogara

Ephedra ciliata

On the Rajasthan Board's rare and threatened plants listIUCN: Least Concern
Ephedra ciliata (Ephedra ciliata)

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Scientific name
Ephedra ciliata
Family
Ephedraceae, order Ephedrales
Group
Plant
Conservation status
Least Concern

A leafless green shrub from the age of conifers.

  • Spot it Slender jointed green stems with tiny scale leaves.
  • Home Dry sandy land.
  • Food web Gives cover to lizards and insects.
  • Why it matters Holds sand and carries an ancient plant lineage; the Board calls it seriously endangered.
Sources and credits

Records and field notes

  • RajasthanThe Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board lists it among the rare, endangered and threatened plants of Rajasthan, for north-west Rajasthan.[2]
  • RajasthanThe Board gives its local name as Suo-phogara.[2]
  • RajasthanThe Board describes it as a climbing shrub of the Gnetaceae family.[2]
  • RajasthanThe Board's remark: seriously endangered.[2]

Sources

  1. Rajasthan State Biodiversity Board. List of Rare, Endangered and Threatened Plants of Rajasthan (55 plants) (government). Official list, published as a PDF.
  2. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (species pages linked on each entry) (database). Global conservation status. Every species page was opened.
  3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and GBIF species data (family, order, Hindi names, IUCN category) (database). Open biodiversity data. Used for classification, Hindi common names and the IUCN category where one is given.
  4. Short introductions and key points written with AI help (Google Gemini and Claude) and checked against GBIF where possible (reference). AI-assisted text for general readers. Please check important details before relying on them.

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