Arizona Joint-fir vs High-climbing jointfir

Ephedra fasciculata compared with Ephedra altissima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Joint-fir	High-climbing jointfir
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Gnetopsida (Gnetopsida)	Gnetopsida (Gnetopsida)
Order same	Ephedrales (Ephedrales)	Ephedrales (Ephedrales)
Family same	Ephedraceae	Ephedraceae
Genus same	Ephedra	Ephedra
Species	Ephedra fasciculata	Ephedra altissima

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Joint-fir and High-climbing jointfir share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ephedra.

Conservation Status

Arizona Joint-fir

LC — Least Concern

High-climbing jointfir

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Joint-fir	High-climbing jointfir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Joint-fir

High-climbing jointfir

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, and United States.

Arizona Joint-fir

The Arizona Joint-fir, Ephedra fasciculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List.