Desert Thorn, Wolfberry

• Scientific Name: Lycium Macrodon A.Gray V. Macrodon
• Common Name: Desert Thorn, Wolfberry
• References: Felger, R.S. and S. Rutman. 2016. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A Flora of Southwestern Arizona. Part 20. Eudicots: Solanaceae to Zygophyllaceae. Phytoneuron 2016-52: 1-66. Published 4 August 2016. ISSN 2153 733X
• References Url: https://www.cabezaprieta.org/flora_research/52PhytoN-SWArizPt20.pdf#page=20
• Habitat: Valleys, washes
• Life Form: Shrub, medium
• Leaf Description: Fascicled simple, spatulate to obovate to oblong-lanceolate, entire, mostly smooth
• Flower Color: Greenish or green white or whitish
• Flowering Period: Feb. to May
• Spines: Thorns
• Rarity: Locally common
• Family: Solanaceae (nightshade family)