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Christmas berry
Lycium carolinianum
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Berlandier's wolfberryLycium berlandieri
SaltwortBatis maritima
Baja desert-thornLycium brevipes
sea ox-eyeBorrichia frutescens
African AsparagusAsparagus aethiopicus
Yaupon HollyIlex vomitoria
sea purslaneSesuvium portulacastrum
Florida rosemaryCeratiola ericoides
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,769 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,106 |
| Louisiana | 226 |
| Mexico | 38 |
| Georgia | 36 |
| Mississippi | 25 |
| Alabama | 24 |
| Sinaloa | 12 |
| Tamaulipas | 10 |
| Hawaii | 8 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Shrub growth formListed by a harvested source as having a shrub or bush growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Wetland-associatedListed by a harvested source as obligate or frequent in wetland habitat.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
- Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | nightshades, bindweeds, gooseweeds, and allies · Solanales |
| Family | nightshade family · Solanaceae |
| Genus | boxthorns · Lycium |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: USDA PLANTS Characteristics (U.S. Government work / public domain)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Christmas berry with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.