ephedra: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Ephedra

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Dense cluster of joint pine (Ephedra fragilis) with upright, green segmented stems tipped with orange, growing outdoors in Menorca, Spain.

Ephedra distachya

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Torrey’s Mormon tea Nevada joint fir green Mormon tea joint pine rough joint fir mahuang California joint fir Ephedraceae

Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous