Arizona Joint-fir vs Death Valley Mormon Tea

Ephedra fasciculata compared with Ephedra funerea

Key Differences

• Arizona Joint-fir is Least Concern while Death Valley Mormon Tea is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arizona Joint-fir	Death Valley Mormon Tea
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Tracheophyta	Tracheophyta
Class same	Gnetopsida (Gnetopsida)	Gnetopsida (Gnetopsida)
Order same	Ephedrales (Ephedrales)	Ephedrales (Ephedrales)
Family same	Ephedraceae	Ephedraceae
Genus same	Ephedra	Ephedra
Species	Ephedra fasciculata	Ephedra funerea

Evolutionary Relationship

Arizona Joint-fir and Death Valley Mormon Tea share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Ephedra.

Conservation Status

Arizona Joint-fir

LC — Least Concern

Death Valley Mormon Tea

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arizona Joint-fir	Death Valley Mormon Tea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Arizona Joint-fir

The Arizona Joint-fir, Ephedra fasciculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List.