Latin name: Lycium pallidum Miers var. oligospermum C.L. Hitchc.
Pronunciation: LIS-ee-um PAL-i-dum ol-i-go-SPER-mum
Common name: Rabbit thorn
Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade)
Habitat: Flats, washes and slopes to 3500', Mojave Desert and northern Sonoran Desert
Blooming period: March to May
Name derivations: 1) Lycium 2) pallidum 3) oligospermum
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