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Kerm<strong>at</strong>h, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in <strong>the</strong> Americs<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Mexico, Central America, and tropical South America,<br />

n<strong>at</strong>uralized in many warm regions<br />

REFERENCES: Adams 1972, Alcorn 1984, Brako and Zarucchi 1993, Duke<br />

1986, Kerm<strong>at</strong>h (notes), Leung 1961, OAS 1973, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968, Usher<br />

1974, W<strong>at</strong>kins and Sheehan 1975, Wiersema et al. 1990, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Ephedra americana Humb. ex Bonpl. [also E. antisyphilitica<br />

Berland. ex C. Meyer and E. ochre<strong>at</strong>a Miers]<br />

FAMILY: Ephedraceae (ephedra or joint-fir)<br />

ENGLISH: American ephedra, Californica desert tea (E.<br />

antisyphilitica), clapweed (E. antisyphilitica), ephedra, erect<br />

ephedra (E. antisyphilitica), Indian tea, joint-fir, Mexican tea,<br />

Mormon tea, squaw tea<br />

SPANISH: belcho, canadillo, can<strong>at</strong>illa, cola de caballo, efedra,<br />

naranja naranja, pfiuco, pfirco, pinco-pinco, pingo-pingo, pinkupinku,<br />

popote (E. antisyphilitica), popotillo, suelda consuelda,<br />

suelda-suelda, té Mormón<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds were ground into flour and made into bread by<br />

several Amerindian groups. An infusion <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> stems and roots is<br />

used locally as a diuretic and to “purify” <strong>the</strong> body. Many o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

speicies in Eurasia have similar uses. Fruit <strong>of</strong> E. ochre<strong>at</strong>a is<br />

said to be edible.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: E. americana from North and South America, E.<br />

antisyphilitica from Mexico and <strong>the</strong> southwestern U.S., and E.<br />

ochre<strong>at</strong>a from Argentina and Chile<br />

REFERENCES: Clarke 1977, Facciola 1990, Franquemont et al. 1990,<br />

Gibbons and Tucker 1979, Soukup 1970, Usher 1974<br />

Ephedra nevadensis S. W<strong>at</strong>son<br />

FAMILY: Ephedraceae (ephedra or joint-fir)<br />

ENGLISH: boundary ephedra, desert tea, ephedra, grey ephedra,<br />

Indian tea, Mexican tea, Mormon tea, Nevada ephedra, Nevada<br />

joint-fir, squaw tea<br />

SPANISH: cañutillo, efedra, efedra de Nevada, popotillo, té Mormón,<br />

tutut<br />

USES/NOTES: Seeds were ground into flour and made into bread by<br />

several Amerindian groups. Stems were made into tea.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Oregon and California through Utah and western Texas<br />

into Mexico<br />

REFERENCES: Castetter and Underhill 1935, Chihuahuan Desert Museum<br />

n.d., Eberling 1986, Jaeger 1969<br />

Ephedra torreyana S. W<strong>at</strong>son<br />

FAMILY: Ephedraceae (ephedra or joint-fir)<br />

ENGLISH: Brigham tea, Brigham Young tea, joint-fir, Mexican tea,<br />

Mormon tea, Torrey ephedra, Torrey’s joint fir<br />

SPANISH: cañutilla, cañutillo, popotillo, té Mormón, tepopote<br />

USES/NOTES: Stems are used to make tea.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Texas, and<br />

Chihuahua<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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