| Common Names - | Synonyms - |
| Authority - Dumort. | Total Number of genera - 1 |
| Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Gymnosperm | Total Number of species - 65 |
| Plant forms - Shrubs, Lianes, small trees | |
| World Distribution - N. hemisphere & S. America | |
| Comments - Shrubs, climbers or small trees. Only genus is Epephedra. | |