Female and male of Mormon tea (Ephedra viridis) are on different shrubs. The fluffy yellow male cones contrast from the larger female seed cones. The jointed stems have black rings at the septa to identify this species amongst the other ephedra here.
Ephedra cones
NPS/Hallie Larsen
Last updated: December 7, 2022
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