Ephedraceae
Cutler's jointfir
Ephedra cutleri
- Family
- Ephedraceae
- Genus
- Ephedra
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Ephedra cutleriEphedraceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Cutler's jointfir, Cutler morning-tea, Navajo ephedra, Three-forked ephedra
Synonyms
- Ephedra coryi var. viscida H.C.Cutler
- Ephedra viridis var. viscida (H.C.Cutler) L.D.Benson
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.