Taxonomy
The plant was originally described by René Louiche Desfontaines in 1799 and placed in section Pseudobaccatae (=sect. Ephedra sect. Ephedra), "tribe" Scandentes by Otto Stapf in 1889.
In 1996 Robert A. Price classified E. fragilis in section Ephedra without recognizing a tribe.
- Synonyms
- Ephedra dissoluta Webb & Berthel.
- Ephedra dissoluta Webb & Berthel.
- Ephedra fragilis Desf. subspecies dissoluta (Webb & Berthel.) Trab
- Ephedra fragilis Desf. subspecies dissoluta (Webb & Berthel.) Trab
- Ephedra gibraltarica Boiss.
- Ephedra gibraltarica Boiss.
- Ephedra wettsteinii Buxb.
- Ephedra wettsteinii Buxb.
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