Solanaceae
Berlandier's wolfberry
Lycium berlandieri
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Lycium
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 小花枸杞
- English
- Berlandier's wolfberry
Synonyms
- Lycium berlandieri f. berlandieri
- Lycium berlandieri f. parviflorum (A.Gray) C.L.Hitchc.
- Lycium berlandieri subsp. normale A.Terracc.
- Lycium berlandieri subvar. berlandieri
- Lycium berlandieri var. berlandieri
- Lycium berlandieri var. longistylum C.L.Hitchc.
- Lycium berlandieri var. normale A.Terracc.
- Lycium berlandieri var. parviflorum (A.Gray) A.Terracc.
- Lycium berlandieri var. peninsulare C.L.Hitchc.
- Lycium parviflorum (A.Gray) C.L.Hitchc.
- Lycium parviflorum A.Gray
Flowers
- In flower
- March to January (from 83 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicole, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Catherine C. Galley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: johnyochum, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Reid Hardin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Billy Aguirre, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Justin Quintanilla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.