Ephedra aspera Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ephedra aspera Engelm. ex S. Watson

Mormon tea, Rough jointfir

2013 Mellisa Yin

2019 Belinda Lo

University and Jepson Herbaria

Ephedra aspera is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Ephedra fasciculata


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Genus:	Ephedra
Family:	Ephedraceae
Category:	gymnosperm
PLANTS group:	Gymnosperm
Jepson eFlora section: gymnosperm

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Ephedra clokeyi
JEF + PLANTS	Ephedra fasciculata var. clokeyi
JEF + PLANTS	Ephedra fasciculata var. fasciculata
JEF + PLANTS	Ephedra fasciculata
JEF + PLANTS	Ephedra nevadensis var. aspera
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Information about Ephedra aspera from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (EPAS) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).