Synonyms: Ephedra arborea (heterotypic); Ephedra botryoides; Ephedra clusii; Ephedra delacourii; Ephedra distachya f. caspia; Ephedra distachya f. circinnata; Ephedra distachya f. distachya; Ephedra distachya monostachya (heterotypic); Ephedra distachya var. caspia; Ephedra distachya var. media; Ephedra dubia; Ephedra linnaei (homotypic); Ephedra macrocephala; Ephedra maritima; Ephedra minor; Ephedra monostachya (heterotypic); Ephedra podostylax; Ephedra polygonoides (heterotypic); Ephedra vulgaris (heterotypic); Ephedra vulgaris var. arborea; Ephedra vulgaris var. media; Ephedra vulgaris var. minor; Ephedra vulgaris var. monostachya; Ephedra vulgaris var. submonostachya; Ephedra vulgaris var. subtristachya