Common (vernacular) names applied to California vascular plants
compiled by Elizabeth Painter
up to date as of May 1, 2016
Common names (also referred to as vernacular names) are applied differently at different times and places by different users. This list is compiled from many sources and is intended to be as comprehensive as possible. It is not intended to indicate which common name is correct or preferred. Please send comments about this page to Elizabeth Painter (beth.painter.48@gmail.com).
| Taxon | Ephedra californica |
| group | Gymnosperms |
| Family | Ephedraceae |
| Family common name(s) | ephedra |
| Genus common name(s) | ephedra; Mormon tea; Mormon-tea; Mormon's tea; Mormon's-tea; Mormons tea; Mormons-tea; Brigham tea; Brigham-tea; Brigham's tea; Brigham Young tea; Brigham Young's tea; Brigham Young weed; desert tea; desert-tea; cowboy tea; cowboy-tea; sheepherder tea; sheepherder-tea; teamster's tea; teamster's-tea; teamsters' tea; teamsters tea; miner's tea; whorehouse tea; whorehouse-tea; canyon tea; canyon-tea; joint-fir; joint fir; jointfir; joint-pine; joint pine; jointpine; guietta grass; shrubby horsetail |
| Species common name(s) | California ephedra; California Mormon-tea; California Mormon tea; California desert tea; California joint-fir; California joint fir; California jointfir; Californian ephedra |
| | | | | Common name(s) generally applied to other taxa or multiple taxa | desert ephedra is applied to multiple Ephedra taxa; Mexican-tea, Mexican tea, Spanish-tea, Spanish tea, canutillo, popotillo, tepopote are applied to taxa in multiple families |
| Common name(s), rejected | not recommended (possibly pejorative or derogatory): squaw tea, squaw-tea |
| Notes | Mormon is a proper name, so upper case preferable |
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