Green Ephedra
Ephedra Viridis
Plant type: Shrub
Growing Season: Cool
Life Cycle: Perennial
Cover: Low
Soil & Plant Characteristics
Acceptable Soil Types: Loam, Sand, Gravel
Acceptable Soil Conditions: Salt
Max Plant Height (in ft): 3
First Bloom: April
Last Bloom: May
Flower Color: Yellow
Location
Minimum Elevation (in ft): 3000
Maximum Elevation (in ft): 7500
Counties: Beaver, Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Juab, Kane, Millard, Sanjuan, Sanpete, Sevier, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, Washington, Wayne
Reproduction and Growth
Growth Rate: Slow
Germination Overall: High
Germination Rate: Moderate
Germination Requirements: No information found
Reproduction: Low
Establishment: No information found
Ecological
Best Suited For These Conditions: Fire, Disturbance
Best Suited For These Management Goals: Energy reclamation, Wildlife habitat, Tortoise habitat, Big Game habitat, Upland Game habitat, Livestock tolerant, Erosion control, Drought resilience
Additional Information
Commerical Availability: Yes
Notes: When ingested by cows and domestic sheep Ephedra Viridis can cause digestional issues such as diarrhea, vomiting, fecal mucus, and anorexia.
- https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=9UH6Dl4x7FMC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=use+of+%22ephedra+viridis%22+in+reclamation&ots=HCqa3QSA7l&sig=djlrlTTAox7YoVODZGm2V263L68#v=onepage&q=ephedra%20viridis&f=false
- https://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/ephvir/all.html
- https://plants.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/plantguide/pdf/cs_epvi.pdf
- https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=EPVI
- https://bioone.org/journals/natural-areas-journal/volume-41/issue-2/043.041.0209/Priority-Species-Lists-to-Restore-Desert-Tortoise-and-Pollinator-Habitats/10.3375/043.041.0209.full