Latin name: Lycium cooperi A. Gray Pronunciation: LIS-ee-um KOO-per-eye Common name: Cooper's boxthorn Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade) Habitat: Sandy to rocky flats and washes, mesas and slopes to 6000', creosote bush scrub, pinyon-juniper woodland, Mojave and Colorado Deserts Blooming period: March to May Name derivations: 1) Lycium 2) cooperi |
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