Lycium torreyi
Lycium ferocissimum
squaw desert-thorn, squawthorn, Torrey wolfberry, Torrey's box thorn, Torrey's wolfberry
African boxthorn
blade spatulate to obovate, 10–50 × 1.5–15 mm, ± fleshy, surfaces glabrous.
blade bright green, obovate, 12–35 × 4–10 mm, fleshy, surfaces glabrous.
2–8-flowered fascicles or solitary flowers.
2-flowered fascicles or solitary flowers.
5–20 mm.
5–15 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.
5-merous;
calyx tubular, 5–7 mm, lobe lengths ± 0.25 times tube;
corolla white with purple veins, funnelform, 6–8 mm, lobes 3–4 mm;
stamens exserted.
orange to red, ovoid, 6–12 mm, fleshy.
red, ovoid, 8–10 mm, fleshy.
8–30.
50+.
= 24.
= 24.
Lycium torreyi
Lycium ferocissimum
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.)
Within the flora area, Lycium ferocissimum is known only from Los Angeles County. It has the potential to become an invasive weed and its import and cultivation are restricted.
(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
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