Torrey Ephedra (Ephedra torreyana)

   

 

Top figure: Ephedra trifurca, Grant County, New Mexico. Fig. 2. Cones. Fig. 3. Stems, showing the leaves (the grayish, sharp structures coming off of the stem). Photographs by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Long-leaf Ephedra, Mormon Tea
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Ephedra trifurca (ee-FED-druh try-FUR-cuh)
• Family: Ephedraceae (Jointfir Family)
• Geographic Range:
• Plant Form:
Shrub
• Remarks:

Last Update: 22 Apr 2006