Contains 1 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Lycium L.
DESERT-THORN
Classification
SOLANALES
Lycium
Citation
LYCIUM Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 191. 1753.
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TYPE: Lycium afrum Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 3: 168. 1913.
Distribution Map Present

This species have been reported in the counties highlighted.

Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Lycium carolinianum CHRISTMASBERRY; CAROLINA DESERT-THORN Native FACW (NWPL) OBL (DEP)
Identification Key

No identification key is available for this family.

Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Evoista Evoista Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur 56. 1838. TYPE: = Panzeria J. F. Gmelin 1791.
Grabowskia Grabowskia Schlechtendal, Linnaea 7: 71. 1832. TYPE: Grabowskia boerhaaviifolia (Linnaeus f.) Schlechtendal 1832. (Lycium boerhaaviifolium Linnaeus f. 1782.)
Jasminoides Jasminoides Duhamel du Monceau, Traite Arbr. Arbust. 1: 305. 1755. TYPE: = Lycium Linnaeus 1753.
Oplukion Oplukion Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 53. 1838. TYPE: = Lycium Linnaeus 1753, by lectotypification.
Panzeria Panzeria J. F. Gmelin, Syst. Nat. 2: 211, 247. 1791, non Panzera Cothenius 1790. TYPE: Panzeria caroliniana (Walter) J. F. Gmelin (Lycium carolinianum Walter)
Phrodus Phrodus Miers, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2. 4: 33. 1849. TYPE: Phrodus microphyllus (Miers) Miers 1849. (Alona microphylla Miers 1845.) Lectotypified by D'Arcy, Solanaceae Newslett. 2(4): 28. 1986.
Teremis Teremis Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur 53. 1838. TYPE: Teremis elliptica Rafinesque, nom. illegit. (Lycium barbarum Linnaeus) Lectotypified by D'Arcy, Solanac. Newslett. 2(4): 23. 1986.