Plants of Crawford State Park

Crawford State Park sits in southwestern Colorado 33 miles east of Delta. The West Elk Mountains lie to the east and the Fruitland Mesa lies to the west of the park. The reservoir park hosts a mix of pinyon-juniper woodlands and riparian and wetland communities.

Torrey's Mormon tea

Ephedra torreyana, with common names Torrey's jointfir or Torrey's Mormon tea, is a species of Ephedra that is native to the deserts and scrublands of the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico....

green ephedra

Ephedra viridis, known by the common names green Mormon tea, green ephedra, and Indian tea, is a species of Ephedra. It is indigenous to the Western United States, where it is a member of varied scrub, woodland, desert, and open habitats. It grows at 900–2,300 metres (3,000–7,500 ft) elevations.

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