Lycium carolinianum Walter

Carolina desert-thorn (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Solanales > Solanaceae > Lycium

Characteristics

A shrub. The fruit are oval red berries.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.25 - 1.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.3
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
More
Not known
Light 6-7
Soil humidity 6-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

The fruit are eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Lycium carolinianum unspecified picture

Distribution

Lycium carolinianum world distribution map, present in Cuba, Ghana, Mexico, Tonga, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:815720-1
WFO ID wfo-0001022719
COL ID 3WKHH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 446019
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Lycium carolinianum f. carolinianum Evoista caroliniana Lycium carolinianum Lycium carolinianum var. carolinianum Lycium quadrifidum Lycium sandwicense Panzeria caroliniana Lycium carolinianum subsp. sandwicense Lycium carolinianum var. gaumeri Lycium carolinianum var. normale Lycium carolinianum var. quadrifidum