Lycium infaustum Miers
Type: Argentina: south of Province of Buenos Aires, near Rio Colorado and Bahia Blanca, Tweedie (BM)
Geographical Region: South America
Distribution: ARGENTINA: Provinces Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Cordoba, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, San Juan, San Luis, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero, Tucuman
Habit: erect
Shrub height: 0.6-1.8 m
Leaf characteristics:
Leaf Pubescence: glabrous
Leaf Length: 2-15 mm
Leaf Width: 0.5-1.5 mm
Calyx characteristics:
Calyx Shape: cup-shaped
Calyx Pubescence: few hairs
Calyx Tube Length: 2-4 mm
Calyx Lobe Length: 0.5-2 mm
Corolla characteristics:
Corolla Color: lilac, white
Flower Shape: spreading
Corolla Tube Length: 5-10 mm
Corolla Lobe Length: 2-4 mm
Merosity: 5, rarely 6
Filament Pubescence: pubescent on the lower 1-2mm of base
Sexuality: hermaphroditic
Fruit characteristics:
Fruit Type: berry
Fruit Shape: globose
Fruit Color: red, dark purple
Fruit Length: 4-5 mm
Fruit Width: 3-4 mm
Seed Number: 3-15 per locule
Fruit Constriction: no