| Family | EPHEDRACEAE |
| Genus species | Ephedra helvetica C.A.Mey. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Cl. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint.-Pétersbourg 5: 35 (1845) |
| Native Range | Alps |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | branchlets round, grey-green, finely sulcate, leaves opposite, brown, scaly, 3mm, male spikelets spicate, female spikelets of 1-2 on apex of branchlets |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | yellowish |
| Bloom | early summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Ephedra distachya ssp. helvetica (C.A.Mey.) Asch. & Graebn. Ephedra helvetica f. gracilis G.Negri Ephedra negrii Nouviant Ephedra rigida St.-Lag. Ephedra vulgaris ssp. helvetica (C.A.Mey.) Nyman |
| Territory | 1 Europe 10 Northern Europe (SWE Sweden) 11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France) 13 Southeastern Europe (ITA Italy, YUG Yugoslavia) |