Ephedraceae Ephedra viridis Coville

Mormon Tea

Paiute, Northern - Food, Beverage

Use documented by:
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 128

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Scientific name: Ephedra viridis Coville
USDA symbol: EPVI (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Mormon Tea
Family: Ephedraceae
Family (APG): Ephedraceae
Native American Tribe: Paiute, Northern
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Beverage
Notes: Stems used to make tea.

RECRD: 9041 id: 13211

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