Ephedra fragilis seed
LATIN NAME: EPHEDRA FRAGILIS
COMMON NAME: Joint Pine
On the dry, rocky slopes and the sea cliffs of the warm south, the joint pine grows as a bushy, evergreen shrub with the slender, green, jointed, almost leafless stems and the tiny, yellow cones in the spring, the small, red, berry-like fruits ripening on the female plants in the summer. In time it steadily becomes a bushy, spreading clump, reaching 1-2 metres. Site it in full sun, in poor, sandy ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The joint pine comes up in the studies of the gymnosperms of the dry south, its jointed green stems and its red berries keeping it in view in the work on the drought plants of the Mediterranean and the ancient seed plants of the region. The research looks at the way the green stems carry the photosynthesis, the red berries ripen on the female plants, and the seed biology of the hard, dry seeds.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
In the rock garden and the dry bank, the joint pine spreads the wiry, green, jointed stems that have been gathered for the traditional remedies of the region for centuries. The tough shrub stands the harshest drought, and the plant makes the fine rock-garden plant, the dryland shrub and the plant of the hot, sunny garden. It is a plant for the open, sunny, stony and sharp-drained place.
To grow the Joint Pine from seed, scar the hard seeds lightly, then give them a cold, moist spell.
Scar the hard seeds lightly, then give them a cold, moist spell, and keep the young joint pines in the open, sunny spot. The red berries ripen with the summer.
LATIN NAME: Ephedra fragilis
COMMON NAME: Joint Pine
The joint pine is a neat, upright, shrubby, evergreen plant of the dry, warm places, and its fine, slender, jointed, green, needle-like stems and its small, inconspicuous cones have made it a remarkable and long-known plant of the dry regions. It puts on growth and becomes an upright, columnar form, around one and a half metres. It is a species of the gnetophyte plant in the ephedra family, and it is native to the dry, warm places of the Mediterranean and the western Asia, while it grows in the dry, open, stony places, and it is known as the joint pine.
The joint pine belongs to the ephedra family, Ephedraceae, and it is a species of the shrubby, evergreen plant, native to the dry, warm places of the Mediterranean and the western Asia, while it grows in the dry, open, stony places, and it is known as the joint pine. It is prized for its fine, slender, jointed, green stems.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The joint pine has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the chemistry of the natural products, since the green stems of the joint pine contain the potent alkaloid compounds that are found in the plants of the ephedra family, and researchers have examined the stems and their constituents with the greatest care, while the study of the potent alkaloids has drawn attention in the international pharmaceutical and botanical press, and the plant is of continuing interest to the science. The plant has also been studied in the botany and the ecology, since it is a remarkable member of the ancient gnetophyte group, and researchers have examined its relationships, its distribution and its role in the dry places, while the study of the ancient plants has been of continuing interest, and its fine, jointed, green stems have been of interest to the botanists. The species has also been studied in the ecology of the dry places, since it is a native of the dry, warm lands of the Mediterranean, and its role in the stabilization of the dry slopes has been examined, while the ecology of the dry-land plants has been of continuing interest, and the plant is best appreciated as a subject of study and a remarkable dry-land plant rather than a casual remedy. For a plant of such great interest, the joint pine has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the joint pine is a generous plant of the dry garden. Its small, inconspicuous cones feed the many insects and the small birds, and its fine, jointed, green stems give a neat, remarkable presence to the dry garden and the rock garden.
Its economic value is real. The joint pine is prized for the great interest of its chemistry in the research, and its value has drawn attention in the international pharmaceutical and botanical press, while its remarkable, hardy form has also made it a valued plant of the dry garden. The stems of the joint pine contain the potent alkaloids and are never to be eaten or made into any home remedy. For a grower, the joint pine is an easy and remarkable plant, and for a gardener of the dry places it brings a jointed, green-stemmed, hardy plant to the dry garden. The seeds are easy to start — press them gently into the surface of a pot of gritty, free-draining soil, keep them lightly watered in a warm, sunny spot, and theyll be sprouting steadily, growing on into a jointed, green-stemmed, hardy plant.
dioecious plant that usually does not exceed two meters high, easy to grow is recommended to plant in a sheltered-lit spot and keep moist substrate but without flooding. Before planting is preferable to leave the seeds to soak up to 48 hours to help you better hydrated the embryo thus increasing the percentage of germination. This plant is attributed several aphrodisiac properties, remedy for coughs, asthma but before use is advisable to consult a physician for possible contraindications