pale desert-thorn
Lycium pallidum Miers
Lycium pallidum, known as pale desert-thorn, is a flowering plant in the Solanaceae family. It is native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, including states like Sonora, Chihuahua, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosi in Mexico, and Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah in the U.S.
Description
Lycium pallidum is a member of the nightshade family (Solanaceae), with the genus Lycium. It was first described in 1854 by Miers. This species is distributed across northern Mexico and the southwestern United States. It grows in regions such as Sonora, Chihuahua, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosi in Mexico, as well as in the U.S. states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah. Common names for this species include pale desert-thorn and pale wolfberry.
Other common names
pale desert-thorn
Distribution
Arizona · California · Colorado · Mexico Northeast · Mexico Northwest · Nevada · New Mexico · Texas · Utah
Synonyms
Lycium pallidumLycium pallidum subsp. normaleLycium pallidum subsp. pallidumLycium pallidum subvar. pallidumLycium pallidum var. oligospermumLycium pallidum var. pallidumLycium pallidum var. normaleLycium pallidum f. pallidum