Pronunciation: LIE-see-um an-der-SEW-nee-eye
Common name: Anderson thornbush, Anderson desert
thorn, Anderson wolfberry, Anderson boxthorn
Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade)
Habitat: Gravelly or rocky slopes, washes, hills and
mesas to 6000', creosote and sagebrush scrub, pinyon-
juniper woodland, chaparral, coastal sage scrub, deserts
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Lycium
2) andersonii