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Ephedra L.
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Gnetophyta | Gymnospermous flowering plants; supposed link between conifers and flowering plants |
| Class | Gnetopsida | Woody plants, most closely related to conifers |
| Order | Ephedrales | A monogeneric order of gymnosperms in the subdivision Gneticae |
| Family | Ephedraceae | Mormon-tea or joint-fir Family |
| Genus | Ephedra | From Greek name ephedra used by Pliny for the common mare’s tail (Hipparus) which it somewhat resembles |
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Ephedra description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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(Ephedra) · 5/2/2018 · Pinto Basin Road, Joshua Tree National Park
≈ 15 × 10" (39 × 26 cm)  Species not yet identified 
(Ephedra) · 5/2/2018 · Cottonwood Spring, Joshua Tree National Park, California
≈ 31 × 21" (78 × 52 cm) Species not yet identified
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