The Ephedra funereashrub is made up of erect twigs which are gray-green when new and age to gray and cracked. There are tiny leaves at nodes along the twigs. Male plants produce pollen cones at the nodes which are up to 8 millimeters long, and female plants produce seed cones which are slightly longer and may grow on stalks.[4][5]
ephedra, funerea, species, ephedra, known, common, name, death, valley, jointfir, death, valley, ephedra, mormon, death, valley, jointfir, conservation, status, vulnerable, natureserve, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade,. Ephedra funerea is a species of Ephedra known by the common name Death Valley jointfir Death Valley ephedra or Mormon Tea Death Valley jointfir Conservation status Vulnerable NatureServe 1 Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Gymnospermae Division Gnetophyta Class Gnetopsida Order Ephedrales Family Ephedraceae Genus Ephedra Species E funerea Binomial name Ephedra funereaCoville amp C V Morton It is native to the Mojave Desert of California Arizona and Nevada It is named after a population in the Funeral Mountains in Death Valley National Park 2 3 Native Americans and Mormon pioneers drank a tea brewed from this plant called Mormon Tea or Indian Tea Description editThe Ephedra funerea shrub is made up of erect twigs which are gray green when new and age to gray and cracked There are tiny leaves at nodes along the twigs Male plants produce pollen cones at the nodes which are up to 8 millimeters long and female plants produce seed cones which are slightly longer and may grow on stalks 4 5 References edit NatureServe Explorer 2 0 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map Jepson Manual Treatment Ephedra funerea Flora of North AmericaExternal links editUSDA Plants Profile Ephedra funerea U C Photo gallery nbsp This gymnosperm related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ephedra funerea amp oldid 1116625055, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
