Lycium fuscum Miers
Type: Argentina: in Andibus Provinciae Mendozae, ad San Pedro de Uspallata, Miers (BM)
Geographical Region: South America
Distribution: ARGENTINA: Provinces Catamarca, La Rioja, Mendoza, San Juan
Habit: erect
Shrub height: 0.5-2 m
Leaf characteristics:
Leaf Pubescence: glabrous
Leaf Length: 2-25 mm
Leaf Width: 2-6 mm
Calyx characteristics:
Calyx Shape: campanulate
Calyx Pubescence: glabrous
Calyx Tube Length: 1.5-2 mm
Calyx Lobe Length: 0.5 mm
Corolla characteristics:
Corolla Color: yellow-green
Flower Shape: tubular
Corolla Tube Length: 15-23 mm
Corolla Lobe Length: 1.3 -2 mm
Merosity: 4
Filament Pubescence: pilose on lower 2-3mm of base
Sexuality: hermaphroditic
Fruit characteristics:
Fruit Type: berry
Fruit Shape: ovoid
Fruit Color: red, orange
Fruit Length: 6-9 mm
Fruit Width: 6 mm
Seed Number: 7-12 per locule
Fruit Constriction: no