Shrubs erect, 1–3.5 m; bark sil­very to brown; stems glandular-pubescent. Leaves: blade spatu­late, 3–12 × 1–5 mm, surfaces densely pubescent. Inflores­cences 2-flowered fas­cicles or solitary flowers, erect. Pedicels 2–10 mm. Flowers 5-merous; calyx campanulate, 2–6 mm, lobe lengths 0.5–1 times tube; corolla pale lavender to purple, narrowly campanulate to funnelform, 6–10 mm, lobes 2–3 mm; stamens exserted. Berries red, ovoid, 4–7 mm, fleshy. Seeds 7–15. 2n = 24.

Phenology: Flowering Feb–Apr.
Habitat: Desert washes, bajadas (Sonoran Desert).
Elevation: 200–1200 m.

Distribution

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Ariz., Calif., Nev., Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Coahuila, San Luis Potosí, Sonora).

Discussion

Within the flora area, Lycium parishii occurs in Arizona, southern California, and southern Nevada (Clark County).

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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