Latin name: Lycium californicum Nutt.
Pronunciation: LIS-ee-um ka-li-FOR-ni-kum
Common name: California boxthorn
Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade)
Habitat: Washes and hillsides, coastal bluffs, below 1500', coastal sage scrub, Los Angeles Co. south
Blooming period: March to July
Name derivations: 1) Lycium 2) californicum
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