species 103 observations

Death Valley Jointfir

Ephedra funerea

Field notes

Ephedra funerea is a species of Ephedra, known by the common name Death Valley jointfir, Death Valley ephedra, or Mormon Tea.

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.

Native Americans and Mormon pioneers drank a tea brewed from this plant called Mormon Tea or Indian Tea.

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3 native animals
supported in the US

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs

From USDA PLANTS.