Ephedraceae

Joint-fir Family

Ephedra aspera (=Ephedra nevadensis var. aspera).  ROUGH JOINT-FIR.  Shrub.  [McD].

Ephedra cutleri (=Ephedra viridis var. viscida).  MORMON TEA.  CUTLER'S JOINT-FIR.  Shrub.  Havasu Canyon (Coconino County) [PP&B]; throughout region, especially abundant on Navajo Reservation [McD].

Ephedra fasciculata (=Ephedra fasciculata var. clokeyi).  MORMON TEA.  ARIZONA JOINT-FIR.  Shrub.  Mohave and Coconino counties, possibly also Yavapai County, below 4000 feet [McD].  Grand Canyon: Inner Gorge the length of the river, 1200-4000 feet (Mohave and Coconino counties) [PP&B].

Ephedra nevadensis.  NEVADA MORMON TEA.  NEVADA JOINT-FIR.  Shrub.  Mohave and Coconino counties, 4000 feet and lower [McD].  Grand Canyon: Inner Canyon to the lower rims in the vicinity of Toroweap; 1200-4500 feet (Mohave County) [PP&B].

Ephedra torreyana.  TORREY EPHEDRA.  TORREY JOINT-FIR.  TORREY MORMON TEA.  Shrub.  Throughout region at 4000-6000 feet [McD].  Grand Canyon: on Tonto Plateau and at slightly higher elevations in Inner Canyon; also found in the Inner Gorge the length of the river, 1200-5200 feet (Mohave and Coconino counties) [PP&B].

Ephedra trifurca.  LONG-LEAVED JOINT-FIR.  CANATILLA.  POPOTILLA.  TEPOSOTE.  Shrub.  Reported from southern Mojave and Yavapai counties, 4500 feet and lower [McD].  Near Snap Canyon, Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument in northern Mohave County [CAN-7(1)].

Ephedra viridis.  MOUNTAIN JOINT-FIR.  MORMON TEA.  Shrub.  Throughout region at 3000-7000 feet [McD].  Northern Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County [JANAS-24/25].  Common on Tonto Plateau to North and South rims, 2500-7700 feet (Coconino County) [PP&B].

This page last revised 28 May 2011.