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Cutler's jointfir
Scientific Name: Ephedra cutleri
Family: Ephedraceae
Category: Gymnosperm
Growth: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Ephedra cutleri: Cutler's Jointfir
Ephedra cutleri, commonly known as Cutler's jointfir, is a shrub native to the Southwestern United States.
Common Names
- Cutler's Jointfir
- Navajo Ephedra
- Cutler's Ephedra
- Cutler Mormon-tea
- Joint-pine
- Jointfir
- Mormon-tea
- Brigham Tea
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Ephedra cutleri Peebles
- Family: Ephedraceae
- Group: Gymnosperm
- Synonyms:
- Ephedra coryi E.L. Reed var. viscida Cutler
- Ephedra viridis Coville var. viscida (Cutler) L.D. Benson
- Ephedra clokeyi Cutler
- Ephedra fasciculata A.Nelson subspecies clokeyi (Cutler) Clokey
- Ephedra viridis var. viscida (Cutler) L.D. Benson
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to the Southwestern United States, specifically Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah.
- Found in semidesert shallow sand and rangeland environments.
Morphological Characteristics
- Growth Habit: Shrub
- Duration: Perennial (lives for more than two years)
- Growth Form: Rhizomatous, forming clumps, erect
- Size: 0.25--1.5 m tall, 3--5 m in diameter
- Bark: Reddish brown, cracked and irregularly fissured
- Branches: Alternate or whorled, rigid
Ecological Role
- It is part of the *Achnatherum hymenoides* - *Ephedra cutleri* (Indian ricegrass - Cutler's jointfir) plant community type.
Further Information
- Discover Life provides information about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Ephedra cutleri.