Lycium carolinianum

Lycium carolinianum, commonly known as Carolina desert-thorn or Christmas berry, is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family, Solanaceae,[1]

Lycium carolinianum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Lycium
Species:
L. carolinianum
Binomial name
Lycium carolinianum

The plant produces small tomato-like fruits and is edible.

References

  1. "Catalogue of Life : Lycium carolinianum Walt". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
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