Ephedra viridis Coville
Green Mormon tea, green ephedra, Indian tea, mormon tea
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4/29/2018 · Red Spring Calico Basin, Red Rock Canyon, Nevada · ≈ 1 × 1½′ (34 × 46 cm) 
ID is uncertain 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Gnetophyta | Gymnospermous flowering plants; supposed link between conifers and flowering plants |
| Class | Gnetopsida | Woody plants, most closely related to conifers |
| Order | Ephedrales | A monogeneric order of gymnosperms in the subdivision Gneticae |
| Family | Ephedraceae | Mormon-tea or joint-fir Family |
| Genus | Ephedra | From Greek name ephedra used by Pliny for the common mare’s tail (Hipparus) which it somewhat resembles |
| Species | viridis | Green |
Ephedra viridis description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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