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Lycium hassei

Lycium hassei Greene

Santa Catalina Island Desert Thorn, Santa Catalina Island Desert-thorn

Solanaceae (Potato family)

Synonym(s): Lycium brevipes var. hassei, Lycium richii var. hassei

USDA Symbol: LYHA5

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Berry
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Purple
Bloom Time: Jun

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Coastal bluffs, slopes.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 36 - Jepson eFlora (2019) The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Lycium hassei in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Lycium hassei in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Lycium hassei

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-12-10
Research By: CBR

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