Lycium berlandieri Dunal

Berlandier's wolfberry (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Lycium

Characteristics

A shrub. It grows 2 m tall. The roots can extend 9 m long. It loses its leaves. The branches are spiny. The flowers are bell shaped and occur singly or in pairs. The fruit are juicy red berries.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It can grow in deserts. It can grow in salty soils.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

The fruit are eaten fresh or dried.
Uses food medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Lycium berlandieri unspecified picture

Distribution

Lycium berlandieri world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:146689-2
WFO ID wfo-0001022671
COL ID 3WKGZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lycium berlandieri Lycium berlandieri var. berlandieri Lycium parviflorum Lycium berlandieri var. longistylum Lycium berlandieri var. parviflorum Lycium berlandieri var. peninsulare Lycium berlandieri f. parviflorum Lycium berlandieri f. berlandieri