Kingdom Plantae Order Ephedrales Genus Ephedra Higher classification Ephedra | Division Gnetophyta Family Ephedraceae Scientific name Ephedra cutleri Rank Species | |
Similar Ephedra fasciculata, Ephedra, Ephedra torreyana, Ephedra funerea, Ephedra aspera | ||
Ephedra cutleri, the Navajo ephedra or Cutler's jointfir, is a species of Ephedra that is native to the Southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Wyoming).
The rhizomatous shrubs form erect clumps, .25–1.5 metres (0.82–4.92 ft) tall and 3–5 metres (9.8–16.4 ft) wide. It grows on flat and dry sandy areas, and occasionally on rocky slopes.
The plant was originally described by Robert Hibbs Peebles in 1940. It was placed in section Ephedra sect. Asarca.
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