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Ephedra coryi
Also called Cory's Ephedra, Cory's Joint Fir, Navajo Mormon Tea
Ephedra coryi, also known as Cory's joint-fir, is a rare, reed-like gymnosperm native to sandy, semi-arid areas of the North American South and Southwest.
Ephedra coryi is found in the southern continental region of the United States. Native populations can be found growing in the county of Socorro, New Mexico, and several counties in Texas including; Andrews, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Howard, Loving, Lubbock, Midland, Terry, Ward, and Winkler. This species is well-suited to arid environments and is capable of surviving in rocky, thin-soil areas including mesas.
White Shrubby Horsetail · High-climbing jointfir · Clapweed · Rough jointfir · Ephedra boelckei · Ephedra breana · California jointfir · Ephedra chilensis · Cutler's jointfir · Join · Arizona jointfir · Shrubby horsetail
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ephedra coryi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
