Ephedra funerea
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Ephedra funerea is a species of Ephedra, known by the common name Death Valley jointfir, Death Valley ephedra, or Mormon Tea.
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Death Valley jointfir | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Gymnospermae |
Division: | Gnetophyta |
Class: | Gnetopsida |
Order: | Ephedrales |
Family: | Ephedraceae |
Genus: | Ephedra |
Species: | E. funerea |
Binomial name | |
Ephedra funerea | |
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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.