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Phylum

The California elements of this phylum include:

Class Gnetopsida
        Order Ephedrales
            Family Ephedraceae (Mormon tea family)
                Genus Ephedra L. (18 spp)
                        Ephedra aspera S. Watson
                        Ephedra californica S. Watson (Desert Tea)
                        Ephedra fasciculata Nelson var. fasciculata
                        Ephedra fasciculata Nelson var. clokeyi (Cutler) Clokey
                        Ephedra funerea Cov. & C. Morton (Death Valley Ephedra)
                        Ephedra nevadensis S. Watson
                        Ephedra trifurca Torrey
                        Ephedra viridis Cov. (Green Ephedra)