Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Lamiids: Solanales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Lycium chinense
FAMILY
Solanaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Chinese Boxthorn is quite similar to Matrimony Vine (L. barbarum). Learn the differences at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lycium chinense
FAMILY
Solanaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lycium chinense
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Lycium chinense
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lycium chinense
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Lycium barbarum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 165-01-003x:
Lycium chinense FAMILY Solanaceae
COMMON NAME:
Chinese Matrimony-vine, Wolfberry, Goji Berry, Chinese Boxthorn
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Lycium chinense
FAMILY
Solanaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Lycium chinense
FAMILY
Solanaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Lycium chinense
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Lycium chinense
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Lycium chinense
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Lycium barbarum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 165-01-003x:
Lycium chinense
FAMILY
Solanaceae
4975
Vine-like shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Old home sites, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: China
Waif(s)
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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Twigs usually lacking spines
LEAVES:
Tardily deciduous
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Blue-violet
Radially symmetrical
4-5 merous
4-5 lobed calyx
4-5 lobed corolla
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Berry
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