Accession Data

Ephedra viridis

Common Name: Mormon Tea, Green Joint-fir

Family: Ephedraceae

Country of Origin: Southwestern N. America - California to Colorado and Arizona

Description: Although used for medicinal purposes in the past, ephedrine and pseudo-ephedrine have only been detectable in Eurasian species of Ephedra

Accession Data

Accession #: 199300447

Accession Date: 1993-04-15 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2209

Quantity: 1

Source: Chiltern Seed Co.

Classification

Division: Gnetophyta

Class: Gnetopsida

Subclass: Gnetidae

Order: Ephedrales

Family: Ephedraceae

Flowering Data:

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References

  1. Caveney et al., New observations on the secondary chemistry of world Ephedra (Ephedraceae), (American Journal of Botany. 2001;88:1199-1208.)
  2. The Gymnosperm Database
  3. Plants For A Future Website
  4. Ephedra viridis at USDA Plants Database. Last accessed on Wednesday, July 13, 2016.

Images

Ephedra viridis