Lycium exsertum
Lycium parishii
Arizona desert-thorn
Parish wolfberry, Parish's desert-thorn, Parish's wolfberry
blade spatulate, 5–25 × 3–10 mm, surfaces densely glandular-pubescent.
blade spatulate, 3–12 × 1–5 mm, surfaces densely pubescent.
2–3-flowered fascicles or solitary flowers.
2-flowered fascicles or solitary flowers, erect.
3–6 mm.
2–10 mm.
bisexual or pistillate, 5-merous;
calyx tubular-campanulate, 2.5–6 mm, lobe lengths 0.25–0.5 times tube;
corolla greenish white to lavender, funnelform, 7–14 mm, lobes 1–2 mm;
stamens exserted 2–3+ mm in bisexual flowers.
5-merous;
calyx campanulate, 2–6 mm, lobe lengths 0.5–1 times tube;
corolla pale lavender to purple, narrowly campanulate to funnelform, 6–10 mm, lobes 2–3 mm;
stamens exserted.
red, ovoid, 6–8 mm, fleshy.
red, ovoid, 4–7 mm, fleshy.
20–35.
7–15.
= 48.
= 24.
Lycium exsertum
Lycium parishii
Populations of Lycium exsertum are morphologically gynodioecious (functionally dioecious), and plants are sexually dimorphic for flower size. Lycium exsertum can be differentiated from L. fremontii by its light purple pendent flowers, often considerably exserted stamens or stigma, and a more upland habitat.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Within the flora area, Lycium parishii occurs in Arizona, southern California, and southern Nevada (Clark County).
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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