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Ephedra nevadensis Wats. Nevada jointfir. 



Range : 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 20. 



Site : Dry, sun. 



Fruit: Nutlike. 



A small, nearly leafless, shrub with spreading branches. Much grazed by 

 livestock. 



Ephedra pedunculata Engelm. 



Range : 11, 16, 17, 20. 



Site : Dry, sun. 



Fruit: Berrylike, available September-November. 



A shrub or small vine ; stems often reclining or climbing over surrounding 

 shrubs. 



Ephedra texana Reed. Texas jointfir. 



Range: 16. 



Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit : Berrylike. 

 A small to large shrub with erect branches ; fruit comparatively fleshy. 



Ephedra torreyana Wats. Torrey jointfir. 



Range : 9, 10, 11, 14, 16. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit: Nutlike. 

 A small shrub; branches flexuous. Grazed by cattle, especially in winter. 



Ephedra trifurca Torr. Popotillo. 



Range: 10, 11. 

 Site : Dry, sun. 



Fruit : Nutlike, available April-May. 



A small, much-branched, often spinescent shrub ; germination of seed at least 

 34 percent. 



Stomach records: Scaled quail; mountain sheep. Observations: Jack rabbit, 

 Mexican bighorn. Grazed by cattle, especially in winter. 



Ephedra viridis Cov. Mormon tea. 



Range: 9, 10, 11. 

 Site : Dry, sun. 



Fruit : Nutlike ; available in May. 



A small shrub with crowded, erect, rigid, broomlike branches ; flowers March- 

 June ; root system deep, fibrous, but scarcely spreading. 



Stomach records: Black-tailed deer. Observations: Mule deer. An important 

 browse for livestock. 



Epibaterium carolinum, see Cocculus carolinus. 

 Ericameria arborescens, see Aplopappus arfiorescens. 

 Ericameria brachylepis, see Aplopappus propinquus. 

 Ericameria cuneatus, see Aplopappus cuneatus. 

 Ericameria ericoides, see Aplopappus ericoides. 

 Ericameria monactis, see Aplopappus cooperi. 

 Ericameria nana, see Aplopappus nanus. 

 Ericameria nelsonii, see Aplopappus laricifolvus. 

 Ericameria palmeri, see Aplopappus palmeri. 

 Ericameria paniculata, see Chrysothamnus paniculatus. 

 Ericameria parishii, see Aplopappus parishii. 

 Ericameria pinifolia, see Aplopappus pinifollus. 

 Ericameria resinosa, see Aplopappus nanus. 

 Ericameria teretifolia, see Chrysothamnus teretifolius. 



Eriodictyon angustifolium Nutt. Narrowleaf yerba-santa. 



Range: 9, 10, 11. 



Site : Dry, sun. 



Fruit: Capsule. 



A small to large evergreen shrub of very little value as forage, except to 

 goats. 



