Green Ephedra // Ephedra viridis
Infographic
By: Deborah Park
Also know as the Green Mormon Tea plant...
- Resides in the Sonoran Desert- Was named after it's usage by Mormon settlers as a medicinal tea - Is actually highly toxic to domestic sheep and cows! - Was also used by natives as a food source (Utah State University)
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More about leaves!
More about flowers!
Ethnobotnical Uses?
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YES: IT'S LEGAL!
Don't confuse green mormon tea with other members of it's family, unlike other ephedra, this plant does not contain ephedrine, a drug that acts like epinephrin! (Dimmitt)
It's found in the Sonoran Desert
Scattered across the Sonoran Desert in places like Arizona, the Mormon Tea plant prefers windy areas so its seeds may spread more efficently and prefers hillsides to lay its roots. ("Green mormon tea")
References!
Mormon Tea Genial
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Green Ephedra // Ephedra viridis
Infographic
By: Deborah Park
Also know as the Green Mormon Tea plant...
- Resides in the Sonoran Desert- Was named after it's usage by Mormon settlers as a medicinal tea - Is actually highly toxic to domestic sheep and cows! - Was also used by natives as a food source (Utah State University)
+ INFO
More about leaves!
More about flowers!
Ethnobotnical Uses?
+ info
+ info
YES: IT'S LEGAL!
Don't confuse green mormon tea with other members of it's family, unlike other ephedra, this plant does not contain ephedrine, a drug that acts like epinephrin! (Dimmitt)
It's found in the Sonoran Desert
Scattered across the Sonoran Desert in places like Arizona, the Mormon Tea plant prefers windy areas so its seeds may spread more efficently and prefers hillsides to lay its roots. ("Green mormon tea")
References!