Ephedra nevadensis, commonly known as Nevada ephedra, gray ephedra, Mormon tea and Nevada jointfir, [1][4] is a species of gymnosperm native to dry areas of western North America. Its range extends west to California and Oregon, east to Texas, and south to Baja California, including areas of the Great Basin, Colorado Plateau and desert Southwest.

Ephedra nevadensis (Nevada ephedra) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas of western North America. Its range extends west to California and Oregon, east to Texas, and south to Mexico, including areas of the Great Basin, Colorado plateau and desert Southwest.

Around Las Vegas, two common species of Ephedra have paired leaves. Nevada Jointfir can be recognized by leaves in sets of two and the dull, gray-green twigs that come off the stems at widely diverging angles (look for two-ranked stem joints and cones).

Nevada Ephedra (Ephedra nevadensis) is a species of Ephedra native to dry areas of western North America. It is also known as Grey Ephedra or Nevada Jointer. Its range extends west to California and Oregon, east to Texas, and south to Baja California, including areas of the Great Basin, Colorado plateau and desert Southwest.

An ephedra found along Erskine Creek in the Piute Mountains and in the southern Sierra Nevada along the Pacific Crest Trail northeast of Tehachapi has a vine-like habit with long pedunculate (stalked) cones (Erskine Creek plants), originally thought to be E. viridis.

Nevada ephedra are shrubs with broomlike, pale green stems. They grow up to 5 feet tall and have leaves that are scale-like (also known as "bracts") and often go unnoticed. Nevada ephedra leaves grow opposite each other and the plants have …

Description of the evolution, biology, distribution, ecology, and uses of Ephedra nevadensis (Nevada ephedra).

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

This spiky shrub occurs in southern Nevada and Utah, eastern California, western Arizona and into Mexico at elevations of 2,000 to 6,000 feet. The jointed, 3-foot-tall leafless stems have a strong vertical from.

Ephedra nevadensis is an evergreen Shrub growing to 1.2 m (4ft). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. It is in leaf all year, in flower from April to June.