Ephedra fasciculata is a species of plant in the Ephedraceae family. Common names are Arizona ephedra, Arizona jointfir, and desert Mormon-tea.[1]

Ephedra fasciculata
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Gymnosperms
Division:	Gnetophyta
Class:	Gnetopsida
Order:	Ephedrales
Family:	Ephedraceae
Genus:	Ephedra
Species:	E. fasciculata
Binomial name
Ephedra fasciculata A.Nelson[1]
Synonyms[2]
Ephedra clokeyi H.C.Cutler

Distribution

The plant is found in the Mojave Desert and Colorado Desert of California, the Sonoran Desert in Arizona, Nevada, southern California, and Utah.[1][2][3] Ephedra fasciculata grows in Creosote-bush scrub (Larrea tridentata), below 1,500 feet (460 m).[3]

Varieties

• Ephedra fasciculata var. clokeyi (H. C. Cutler) Clokey[4]
• Ephedra fasciculata var. fasciculata [5]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ephedra fasciculata.

Wikispecies has information related to Ephedra fasciculata.

• Jepson Manual Treatment: Ephedra fasciculata
• Flora of North America
• USDA Plants Profile: Ephedra fasciculata (Arizona jointfir)
• Ephedra fasciculata herbarium photo
• Ephedra fasciculata Photos and Herbarium (SEINet)^{[permanent dead link]}

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