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Ephedra nevadensis S. Watson

Mormon tea

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionGnetophytaGymnospermous flowering plants; supposed link between conifers and flowering plants
ClassGnetopsidaWoody plants, most closely related to conifers
OrderEphedralesA monogeneric order of gymnosperms in the subdivision Gneticae
FamilyEphedraceaeMormon-tea or joint-fir Family
GenusEphedraFrom Greek name ephedra used by Pliny for the common mare’s tail (Hipparus) which it somewhat resembles
SpeciesnevadensisOf or from Nevada or the Sierra Nevadas

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Ephedra nevadensis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.

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Ephedra nevadensis (Mormon tea)

5/1/2018 · Joshua Tree National Park Visitor Center, Twentynine Palms, Cali­fornia

Ephedra nevadensis (Mormon tea)

5/1/2018 · Joshua Tree National Park Visitor Center, Twentynine Palms, Cali­fornia · ≈ 1½ × 1′ (52 × 34 cm)

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