. "Ephedra funerea is a species of Ephedra, known by the common name Death Valley jointfir or Death Valley ephedra.It is native to the Mojave Desert of California, Arizona and Nevada. It is named after a population in the Funeral Mountains, in Death Valley National Park.Native Americans and Mormon pioneers drank a tea brewed from this plant called Mormon Tea or Indian Tea."@en . . . . . . . . . "Death Valley jointfir"@en .