Calflora
Distribution by County   2979    
Ephedra viridis  Coville
Green ephedra,   Mormon tea,   Mountain ephedra
Ephedra viridis, a gymnosperm, is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Record Count by County

Alpine: 6 Los Angeles: 72 San Bernardino: 263 Tulare: 20
Contra Costa: 1 Modoc: 1 San Diego: 4 Ventura: 53
Inyo: 234 Mono: 81 San Luis Obispo: 21
Kern: 126 Plumas: 7 Santa Barbara: 21
Lassen: 43 Riverside: 33 Sierra: 1

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 07/05/2022).