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.
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.