Ephedra cutleri
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps
- ↑ Ephedra cutleri in Flora of North America @ efloras.org
- ↑ Price, R. A. (1996). Systematics of the Gnetales: A review of morphological and molecular evidence. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 157(6): S40-S49.
External links
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