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Mormon Tea

Mormon tea, Ephedra spp., has gone a step further. It has dispensed with leaves entirely and carries on photosynthesis, or food production, in the green stems. Like pines, to which it is related, ephedra bears cones instead of fruits and is wind pollinated.


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Mormon Tea
features - ecology: wildlife - plants - geography: places - region map - map/sat - roads & trails: route 66 - video - aerial - 360 photos - old west - communities - lodging
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