Map resource·Plants·Tier 1

Desert Ephedra Bush

Medicinal shrub containing natural stimulant compounds. Harvested stems contain ephedrine alkaloids useful for creating respiratory medications and primitive stimulants.

Yields 1

Desert EphedraResources · T1

Where to find it 55

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Desert: -20% movement speed · Miniguns +15% · Launchers +15%
Hills: -20% movement speed · Bolt Action Rifles +25% · Semi Auto Rifles +25% · Assault Rifles +25% · Sniper Rifles +25%

From the game files (version 2.4.261112-4cec7dd).

Gathering tools

Tool	Grade	Bonus	Requires	For this resource
Crude Leather Gloves	T0	—	—	too weak
Hardened Leather Gloves	T1	—	—	enough
Stitched Leather Gloves	T1,5	+5%	—	enough
Reinforced Work Gloves	T1,75	+10%	—	enough
Treated Leather Gloves	T2	—	Foraging Mastery lv 4	enough
Composite Weave Gloves	T2,5	+5%	Foraging Mastery lv 4	enough
Laminated Hide Gloves	T3	+5%	Foraging Mastery lv 6	enough
Ceramic Weave Gloves	T3,5	+10%	Foraging Mastery lv 7	enough

The game guide says the tool tier gates the resource tier. “Enough” compares the tool grade with this resource tier (T1). Bonus: chance of one more resource per gather.

Tasks

Gather Plants Ephedra

Codex entry

Entry 1
Ephedra viridis is an ancient gymnosperm shrub of the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau, photosynthesizing through bright green jointed stems rather than leaves, with fossil relatives reaching back 125 million years.
Entry 2
Nineteenth-century Mormon pioneers in Arizona brewed the stems into a caffeine-free hot drink as a coffee substitute, giving the plant its common names Mormon tea and Brigham tea.
Entry 3
Shoshone and Paiute peoples boiled the stems for tea to treat colds, kidney problems, and venereal disease, while the Navajo used the plant to produce a yellowish-green dye for woolen rugs.

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