Ephedra fasciculata

Ephedra fasciculata is a species of plant in the Ephedraceae family. Common names are Arizona ephedra, Arizona jointfir, and desert Mormon-tea.[1]

Ephedra fasciculata

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Division: Gnetophyta
Class: Gnetopsida
Order: Ephedrales
Family: Ephedraceae
Genus: Ephedra
Species:
E. fasciculata
Binomial name
Ephedra fasciculata
Synonyms[2]

Ephedra clokeyi H.C.Cutler

Distribution

The plant is found in the Mojave Desert and Colorado Desert of California, the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, Nevada, southern California, and Utah.[1][2][3] Ephedra fasciculata grows in Creosote-bush scrub (Larrea tridentata), below 1,500 feet (460 m).[3]

Varieties

  • Ephedra fasciculata var. clokeyi (H. C. Cutler) Clokey[4]
  • Ephedra fasciculata var. fasciculata [5]
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