Joint Pine

Ephedra fragilis

Desf. Species

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Botanical name
Ephedra fragilis
Also known as
Joint Pine
Family
Ephedraceae
Genus
Ephedra
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Joint Pine

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Ephedra fragilis but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Ephedra fragilis subsp. desfontainii

Others in Ephedra

Ephedra aurantiaca
Ephedra aurea
Ephedra distachya
Sea Grape
Ephedra funerea
Death Valley Mormon Tea
Ephedra milleri
Ephedra nevadensis
Gray Ephedra
Ephedra × eleutherolepis
Ephedra alata

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