Ephedraceae
Death Valley jointfir
Ephedra funerea
- Family
- Ephedraceae
- Genus
- Ephedra
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Death Valley jointfir, Death Valley mormon tea
Synonyms
- Ephedra californica var. funerea (Coville & C.V.Morton) L.D.Benson
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Jimmy, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: LM Cunningham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: LM Cunningham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Marie Domokos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: LM Cunningham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: LM Cunningham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: LM Cunningham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: LM Cunningham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.