Solanaceae

Baja desert-thorn

Lycium brevipes Benth.

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Lycium

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Baja desert-thorn (Lycium brevipes) — FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Baja desert-thorn, Santa Catalina Island desert-thorn

Synonyms

Lycium berlandieri subvar. richii (A.Gray) A.Terracc.
Lycium berlandieri var. brevipes (Benth.) A.Terracc.
Lycium brevipes var. brevipes
Lycium brevipes var. hassei C.L.Hitchc.
Lycium carolinianum f. hassei A.Terracc.
Lycium carolinianum subf. hassei (Greene) A.Terracc.
Lycium hassei (Greene) A.Terracc.
Lycium hassei Greene
Lycium richii A.Gray
Lycium richii var. hassei (Greene) I.M.Johnst.
Lycium richii var. richii

Flowers

In flower: October to April (from 316 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tom Wainwright, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Adrian Bojorquez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Isaac Krone, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jim Morefield, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bob Miller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Marc Fradera-Soler, 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.