Tags: Gnetophytes.
Ephedra pedunculata common name Clap-weed vine Mormon tea or Comida de Vívora is a plant species native to southern Texas and to Mexico as far south as Zacatecas. It grows in sandy or rocky slopes and outcrops.Most species of Ephedra (called Mormon tea) are shrubs but Ephedra pedunculata is a trailing or clambering woody vine up to 7 m (23 feet) long. Bark is gray becoming cracked with age. Leaves are opposite up to 3 mm (0.12 inches) long.