Pronunciation: eh-FED-ra nev-a-DEN-sis
Common name: Nevada ephedra
Family: Ephedraceae (Ephedra)
Habitat: Dry slopes and hills to about 4500', joshua
tree woodland, creosote bush scrub, both deserts
Blooming period: March to April
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Ephedra
2) nevadensis