Lycium carolinianum Walter is a plant in the Solanaceae family, order Solanales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Lycium carolinianum Walter
Lycium carolinianum is an edible flowering nightshade with small tomato-like fruits, commonly called Carolina desert-thorn or Christmas berry.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Lycium carolinianum, commonly called Carolina desert-thorn or Christmas berry, is a species of flowering plant that belongs to the nightshade family, Solanaceae. This plant produces small, tomato-like fruits, and the plant is edible.
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Solanum lichtensteinii Willd.
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