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|accepted_name=Lycium barbarum
|accepted_authority=Linnaeus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Sp. Pl.
|place=1: 192. 1753
|year=1753
}}
|common_names=Matrimony vine;Ningxia goji;goji berry;lyciet de Barbarie
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=W
|label=Weedy
}}{{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=I
|label=Introduced
}}
|basionyms=
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Lycium barbarum var. auranticarpum
|authority=K. F. Ching
|rank=variety
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=L. halimifolium
|authority=Miller
|rank=species
}}
|hierarchy=Solanaceae;Lycium;Lycium barbarum
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Solanaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Lycium]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Lycium barbarum]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 14
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Shrubs </b>erect, 0.8–3 m; bark silvery tan; stems glabrous. <b>Leaves</b>: blade lanceolate to oblong, 20–60 × 3–35 mm, surfaces glabrous. <b>Inflorescences</b> 2–4-flowered fascicles or solitary flowers. <b>Pedicels</b> 10–20 mm. <b>Flowers</b> 4–6-merous; calyx campanulate, often 2-lobed, 3–5 mm, lobes 1–2 mm; corolla lavender to purple, funnelform, 8–13 mm, lobe lengths 0.5–1 times tube; stamens exserted. <b>Berries</b> red or orange-yellow, ovoid, 4–20 mm, fleshy. <b>Seeds</b> 4–20. <b>2n</b> = 24.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering Mar–Oct.
|habitat=Waste places, roadsides, fields.
|elevation=0–2300 m.
|distribution=Alta.;B.C.;N.S.;Ont.;Que.;Sask.;Ala.;Ark.;Calif.;Colo.;Conn.;Del.;D.C.;Ga.;Idaho;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Ky.;La.;Maine;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;Mo.;Mont.;Nebr.;Nev.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Mex.;N.Y.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Ohio;Okla.;Oreg.;Pa.;R.I.;S.C.;S.Dak.;Tenn.;Tex.;Utah;Vt.;Va.;Wash.;W.Va.;Wis.;Wyo.;Asia (China);introduced also in Eurasia;Pacific Islands (New Zealand);Australia.
|introduced=true
|discussion=<p>Lycium barbarum is naturalized across North America, Europe, and Asia, as well as Australia and New Zealand. It is commonly cultivated in northern China, especially in Ningxia province. The plants have uses from medicinal to tea and wine. See discussion of 15. L. chinense for confusion between these two introduced species, especially in the flora area.</p>
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name=Lycium barbarum
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Lycium barbarum var. auranticarpum;L. halimifolium
|basionyms=
|family=Solanaceae
|phenology=Flowering Mar–Oct.
|habitat=Waste places, roadsides, fields.
|elevation=0–2300 m.
|distribution=Alta.;B.C.;N.S.;Ont.;Que.;Sask.;Ala.;Ark.;Calif.;Colo.;Conn.;Del.;D.C.;Ga.;Idaho;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Ky.;La.;Maine;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;Mo.;Mont.;Nebr.;Nev.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Mex.;N.Y.;N.C.;N.Dak.;Ohio;Okla.;Oreg.;Pa.;R.I.;S.C.;S.Dak.;Tenn.;Tex.;Utah;Vt.;Va.;Wash.;W.Va.;Wis.;Wyo.;Asia (China);introduced also in Eurasia;Pacific Islands (New Zealand);Australia.
|introduced=true
|reference=None
|publication title=Sp. Pl.
|publication year=1753
|special status=Weedy;Introduced
|source xml=
|genus=Lycium
|species=Lycium barbarum
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