| Determined as: | Ephedraceae Ephedra monosperma C. A. Mey. |
| Photo by: | M. Schnittler, 22.08.2003 |
| Determined by: | Schnittler, M. |
| Images |
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Plant with female cones | 
Female cones | 
Lower female cone prepared: with only 1 seed |
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| Country: | Mongolia |
| Province: | Töv |
| Geogr. Region: | Bogd-Khan-Uul mountains |
| Next important location: | 5 km N of the city limits |
| Locality: | Ulaanbaatar, S-exp. upper slope of the first ridge to the valley with the president's summer palace |
| Prec: | 5 km |
| Altitude: | 1350 ± 100 m |
| Habitat: | dry, rocky mountain steppe on stone gneiss rocks, shallow soil and rock fissures |