Calflora Taxon Report
Ephedra aspera  Engelm. ex S. Watson
Mormon tea, Rough jointfir
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Ephedra aspera is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
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 + POWO
Alternate Names:
JEF + PLANTSEphedra clokeyi
JEF + PLANTSEphedra fasciculata var. clokeyi
JEF + PLANTSEphedra fasciculata var. fasciculata
JEF + PLANTSEphedra fasciculata
JEF + PLANTSEphedra nevadensis var. aspera
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Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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