Lycium torreyi
Lycium andersonii
squaw desert-thorn, squawthorn, Torrey wolfberry, Torrey's box thorn, Torrey's wolfberry
Anderson thornbush, Anderson's box-thorn, redberry desert-thorn, water jacket
blade spatulate to obovate, 10–50 × 1.5–15 mm, ± fleshy, surfaces glabrous.
blade spatulate, 3–35 × 1–8 mm, fleshy to succulent, sometimes glaucous, surfaces glabrous or pubescent.
2–8-flowered fascicles or solitary flowers.
2-flowered fascicles or solitary flowers.
5–20 mm.
1–10 mm.
(4–)5-merous;
calyx cupulate to tubular, 2.5–6 mm, lobe lengths 0.25-0.5 times tube;
corolla white to greenish lavender, narrowly tubular, 5–15 mm, lobes spreading, 1–4 mm, margins densely ciliate-lanate;
stamens slightly exserted.
4–5-merous;
calyx cupulate, 1.5–3 mm, lobe lengths 0.25 times tube;
corolla white to light purple, narrowly tubular-funnelform, 4–16 mm, lobes 1–2.5 mm, margins glabrous or sparsely ciliate;
stamens included or exserted.
orange to red, ovoid, 6–12 mm, fleshy.
orange to red, ovoid, 3–8 mm, fleshy.
8–30.
50+.
= 24.
= 24.
Lycium torreyi
Lycium andersonii
In the flora area, Lycium torreyi occurs in Arizona, southeastern California, eastern Nevada (Clark and Lincoln counties), western New Mexico, western Texas, and southern Utah. It can be distinguished from L. andersonii by its densely ciliate-lanate corolla lobes, and the mouth of the corolla is not quite as narrow. Further, L. torreyi usually occurs by streams or canals, with branches more cascading than upright. C. L. Hitchcock (1932) reported the fruits to be juicy and sweet.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
F. Chiang Cabrera (1981) recognized three varieties of Lycium andersonii (var. andersonii, var. deserticola, var. wrightii) in the flora area; these varieties are based on corolla lobe number (four or five), flower size, and leaf size and shape. Distinctiveness of these varieties is unclear; these characters generally vary within most species and indeed within individuals.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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