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Label

Accession No. 14096 
Family Ephedraceae 
Species Ephedra viridis Coville
Subspecies var. viridis 
Common name "green ephedra"
Collector Information R. Van Buren  (746)  01 June 2005 , with J.G. Cooper, K.T. Harper
Voucher Voucher for "Woody Plants of Utah" by R. Van Buren, K.T. Harper, J. Cooper 
Geography United States,  Utah, San Juan County
Lat./Long. 37°  39' 6.75" N, 109°  40 ' 3.67" W at 6049 feet (1844 m)
Locality W edge of Cottonwood Wash, SW of Black Steer Knoll, Elk Mountain Rd (FR 092), ca. 1.5 miles W of the junction with Whiskers Draw Rd; 
Climate NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.   NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Ephedra viridis var. viridis Coville

Common Name(s): mormon tea.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=527889, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Gnetophyta
                    Class: Gnetopsida
                        Order: Ephedrales
                            Family: Ephedraceae
                                Genus: Ephedra
                                    Species: Ephedra viridis
                                        Variety: Ephedra viridis var. viridis
                                            

Images

Images of other samples of the same species:
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01065
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01212
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01278
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01340
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01823
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01842
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02064
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02147
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03071
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03192
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05467
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09204
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09478
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10159
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10216
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10337
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12568
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12568
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12586
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12586
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13190
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13697

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
14097 Pinus edulis     same section

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Hammond Canyon (Valley) San Juan County, UT 1.7 mi. NE   Kigalia Point 
Dry Wash (Valley) San Juan County, UT 1.8 mi. NE   Mount Linnaeus 
Indian Village (Populated Place) San Juan County, UT 1.9 mi. NE 5679  Cream Pots 
Allen Canyon (Valley) San Juan County, UT 2.5 mi. NE   Mount Linnaeus 
Dwarf (Flat) San Juan County, UT 2.4 mi. NW 6565  Cream Pots 
Black Steer Knoll (Summit) San Juan County, UT 2.7 mi. NE 6480  Mancos Jim Butte 
Cottonwood Creek (Stream) San Juan County, UT 3.2 mi. N   Poison Canyon 
North Fork Whiskers Draw (Valley) San Juan County, UT 3.2 mi. SE   Cream Pots 
Cream Pots (Flat) San Juan County, UT 3.4 mi. N 6487  Cream Pots 
Trail Canyon (Valley) San Juan County, UT 3.7 mi. S   Hotel Rock 
Milk Ranch Point (Cape) San Juan County, UT 3.4 mi. W 7412  Cream Pots 
Little Baullie Mesa (Summit) San Juan County, UT 4.3 mi. SW 6565  Hotel Rock 
Butler Wash Viewpoint (Locale) San Juan County, UT 4.8 mi. S 5903  Hotel Rock 
Whiskers Draw (Valley) San Juan County, UT 4.3 mi. SE   Cream Pots 
Butler Wash Ruins (Locale) San Juan County, UT 5.1 mi. S 5850  Hotel Rock 
Bee Hives (Summit) San Juan County, UT 4.9 mi. NE 6076  Mancos Jim Butte 
Cheese and Raisins Hills (Range) San Juan County, UT 5.1 mi. SE 5538  Black Mesa Butte 
Hotel Rock (Pillar) San Juan County, UT 5.8 mi. S 6181  Hotel Rock 
Mancos Jim Butte (Summit) San Juan County, UT 6.1 mi. NE 7123  Mancos Jim Butte 
Ford Mine Shaft (Mine) San Juan County, UT 5.9 mi. SE 5364  Black Mesa Butte 

Links

Taxon Links for species Ephedra viridis  Coville

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Ephedra+viridis

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