Ephedraceae
California ephedra
Ephedra californica
- Family
- Ephedraceae
- Genus
- Ephedra
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 加州麻黄
- English
- California ephedra, California jointfir, California mormon tea, Desert tea, Mexican tea, Mormon tea, Cañatillo
- Persian
- ارمک کالیفرنیایی
- Spanish
- Cañatillo
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Chris Kenny, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Curtis Clark, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yang Y, Wang Q, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yang Y, Wang Q, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.