About Lycium cooperi A.Gray
Lycium cooperi, the peach thorn, is a flowering plant species in the nightshade family. It is native to the southwestern United States, growing in a wide range of desert and mountain habitats. This bushy, erect shrub can reach a maximum height close to 4 metres (13 ft), and produces many rigid, thorny branches. The branches are thickly covered with fleshy leaves that are oval or broadly lance-shaped. Each leaf measures 1–3 centimetres (0.39–1.18 in) long and is covered in glandular hairs. Its inflorescence is a small cluster of tubular flowers, which measure roughly 1–2 centimetres (0.39–0.79 in) long including the base calyx of fleshy sepals. Flowers are white or greenish, with lavender or green veining. The corolla forms a tube that opens into a face with four or five lobes. The fruit is a yellow or orange berry under one centimeter wide, which contains many seeds.
