Species Lycium hirsutum Dun. (River honey-thorn)

Biological classification:
  • kingdom: Viridiplantae
  • - phylum: Streptophyta
  • -- class: Magnoliopsida
  • --- order: Solanales
  • ---- family: Solanaceae
  • ----- species: Lycium hirsutum
Characteristics:Shrub, 1-2m tall, hairy, thorny branches, oblanceolate densely haired leaves, the creamy white to mauve flowers are solitairy, the fruit is a red berry when ripe,
Countries:
BW
Botswana
NA
Namibia
Links:
References:Van Rooyen et al. 2001: 52
Source: http://media.eol.org/data_objects/29653872
Creator: MBG
Permission: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License
Comments: Lycium hirsutum Dunal.
SpecimenId: 100450710
SpecimenText: Drège, Jean François (Johann Franz) - 7866a
Caption: Drège - 7866a - South Africa
Image kind: Herbarium Specimen
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