Ephedra funerea is a species of
Ephedra known by the common name
Death Valley jointfir, or
Death Valley ephedra. It is native to the
Mojave Desert of California and Nevada. This
shrub is made up of erect twigs which are gray-green when new and age to gray and cracked. There are tiny leaves at nodes along the twigs. Male plants produce pollen cones at the nodes which are up to 8 millimeters long, and female plants produce seed cones which are slightly longer and may grow on stalks.
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