Lycium exsertum
Gray
Arizona desertthorn
SolanaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit can be gathered and washed, then boiled and ground to make a drink mixed with water, or sun-dried and stored for eating without further preparation.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A large shrub 1-2 m tall in the nightshade family native to temperate regions.
Names & Synonyms
Thornbush
References (2)
- Desert Survivors Online Plant Database
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 322
