Lycium exsertum
Gray
Arizona desertthorn
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Description
A large shrub 1-2 m tall in the nightshade family native to temperate regions.
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Edible Uses
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.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are gathered, washed, boiled and ground then mixed with water to make a drink. The fruit can be sun dried and stored and eaten without preparation.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
Also Known As
Thornbush
References (2)
- Desert Survivors Online Plant Database
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 322
