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Lycium exsertum A. Gray

Arizona Desert-thorn

Lycium exsertum A. Gray
Lycium exsertum A. Gray
Lycium exsertum A. Gray
Lycium exsertum A. Gray
Lycium exsertum A. Gray
Lycium exsertum A. Gray

Life form2, 3: shrub, medium
Habitat: washes, rocky slopes, mountains
leaf presence3: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement3: fascicled or alternate
leaf format3: simple
leaf shape3: oblanceolate or spatulate to obovate
leaf surface3: glandular hairy
leaf margin3: entire
Flower color2: whitish or greenish or green and magenta
Flowering period2: Jan. and Feb.
Armament2, 3: spines
Family1, 2, 3: Solanaceae (nightshade family)
Status: common
Locations where collected or observed:
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
      Barry M. Goldwater Range
      Sonoran Desert National Monument

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