Pronunciation: LIE-see-um KOO-per-eye
Common name: Cooper's boxthorn, Peachthorn
Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade)
Habitat: Sandy to rocks flats and washes, mesas and
slopes to 6000', creosote bush scrub, pinyon-juniper
woodland, Mojave and Colorado Deserts
Blooming period: March to May
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Lycium 2) cooperi