Description Lycium

lycium barbarum

lycium shrubs, thorny, growing 1 4 meters tall. leaves small, narrow, , fleshy, , alternately arranged, in fascicles. flowers solitary or borne in clusters. funnel-shaped or bell-shaped corolla white, green, or purple in color. fruit two-chambered, fleshy , juicy berry can red, orange, yellow, or black. may have few seeds or many. lycium have fleshy, red berries on 10 seeds, few american taxa have hard fruits 2 seeds.

while lycium monoecious, producing bisexual flowers functional male , female parts, species gynodioecious, individuals bearing bisexual flowers , producing functionally female flowers.