Ephedra cutleri

Ephedra cutleri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Gnetophyta
Class: Gnetopsida
Order: Ephedrales
Family: Ephedraceae
Genus: Ephedra
Species: E. cutleri
Binomial name
Ephedra cutleri
Peebles
Synonyms[1]
  • E. coryi var. viscida H.C.Cutler
  • E. viridis var. viscida (H.C.Cutler) L.D.Benson

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).[1][2]

Description

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.[3]

Taxonomy

The plant was originally described by Robert Hibbs Peebles in 1940. It was placed in section Ephedra sect. Asarca.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps
  3. Ephedra cutleri in Flora of North America @ efloras.org
  4. Price, R. A. (1996). Systematics of the Gnetales: A review of morphological and molecular evidence. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 157(6): S40-S49.

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