NAZ Flora: A Photographic, Annotated Catalog of Northern Arizona Vascular Plants, published by Mindbird Maps & Books

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 [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].


Ephedra nevadensis.  NEVADA MORMON TEA.  NEVADA JOINT-FIR.  Shrub.  Mohave and Coconino counties, 4000 feet and lower [McD].


Ephedra torreyana.  TORREY EPHEDRA.  TORREY JOINT-FIR.  TORREY MORMON TEA.  Shrub.  Throughout region at 4000-6000 feet [McD].


Ephedra trifurca.  LONG-LEAVED JOINT-FIR.  CANATILLA.  POPOTILLA.  TEPOSOTE.  Shrub.  Reported from southern Mojave and Yavapai counties, 4500 feet and lower [McD].


Click here for a larger image of Ephedra viridis.
Ephedra viridis.  MOUNTAIN JOINT-FIR.  MORMON TEA.  Shrub.  Throughout region at 3000-7000 feet [McD].  Northern Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County [JANAS-24/25].


This page last revised 9 April 2009.


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