Christmasberry, Carolina Wolfberry, Carolina Desert-thorn, Creeping Wolfberry - Lycium carolinianum
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Lycium carolinianum - Christmasberry, Carolina Wolfberry, Carolina Desert-thorn, Creeping Wolfberry. There are 22 species of Lycium - Desert-thorn - found in the United States, most of which are southwestern species. Lycium carolinianum is the only native Desert-thorn found east of the Mississippi River.
Lycium carolinianum is a shrub that grows from 6 to 10 feet tall. The branches are sharp-tipped.
Found in:
AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, SC, TX
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| | Site: De Soto National Monument, Manatee County, FL Date: 2011-December-21 | Photographer: Cindy Williamson
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| | Christmasberry will have brilliant red berries in late fall and early winter. These photos were taken just a few days before Christmas, explaining the Christmasberry common name for the plant. | | 
| | Site: De Soto National Monument, Manatee County, FL Date: 2011-December-21 | Photographer: Gerald C Williamson | | The blossom has 4 petals which are are white underneath and white, lavender, or blue on top, with purple streaks into the corolla tube. There are 4 stamens with dark anthers and a green-tipped pistil which darkens to brown. The stamens extend beyond both the corolla and the pistil. Bees are apparently among the pollenators. | | Click on the photo for a larger image
| | Site: De Soto National Monument, Manatee County, FL Date: 2011-December-21 | Photographer: Cindy Williamson | | The succulent leaves are leaves are linear to oblong, covering the rambling 6 to 10 foot tall shrub. The shrub can be part of a nearly impenetrable thicket in areas which also host mangroves. | | Click on the photo for a larger image
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