Solanaceae

Peach thorn

Lycium cooperi A.Gray

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Lycium

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Peach thorn (Lycium cooperi) — FlowerPhoto: Rod, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

arz: ليسيوم كوبى
English: Peach thorn

Synonyms

Lycium cooperi var. cooperi
Lycium cooperi var. pubiflora A.Gray
Lycium pallidum f. pubiflorum (A.Gray) A.Terracc.
Lycium pallidum var. cooperi (A.Gray) A.Terracc.
Lycium pubiflorum (A.Gray) A.Terracc.

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 87 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Rod, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Amanda Fisher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Rod, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Steve Matson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tim Messick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Franco Folini, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Leah Gardner, CC0, 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.