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Pronunciation: eh-FED-ra VIR-id-is
Common name: Green ephedra
Family: Ephedraceae (Ephedra)
Habitat: Dry rocky slopes, canyon walls, 3000'- 7500', creosote bush scrub to pinyon-juniper woodland, both deserts
Blooming period: Cones present February to June
Name derivations: 1) Ephedra 2) viridis