Water Needs
Light Needs
Common Name
Nevada Mormon Tea
Scientific Name
Ephedra nevadensis
Plant Type
Small Shrubs
Deciduous / Evergreen
Evergreen
Special Features
Medicinal
Blooms
Spring
Growth Habit
Mounding
Growth Rate
Fast
Average Landscape Size
3' x 3'
Care Information
Grows natively around St. George. The stems of Nevada Mormon Tea have a silvery color and grow in irregular directions as opposed to regular Mormon Tea (Ephedra viridis) that is darker green with vertically arranged stems.
