Ephedraceae Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats.

Nevada Jointfir

Zuni - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Stevenson, Matilda Coxe, 1915, Ethnobotany of the Zuni Indians, SI-BAE Annual Report #30, page 67

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Scientific name: Ephedra nevadensis S. Wats.
USDA symbol: EPNE (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Nevada Jointfir
Family: Ephedraceae
Family (APG): Ephedraceae
Native American Tribe: Zuni
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Plant without the root occasionally used to make a hot, tea like beverage.

RECRD: 32860 id: 13150

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