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California Desert Thorn
Lycium californicum


Family: Solanaceae (NIGHTSHADE).
Other common names: California boxthorn.
Generic common name: BOX THORN.

Cabrillo National Monument: coastal bluffs, Jan 2010.

Characteristics: Native, White, Red, Small, Solitary, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Winter, Early Spring, Late Spring.

Photographed out of range near San Diego. Only a few individuals are known to remain within the Santa Monica Mountains .
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