Lycium europaeum L.
Type: Linnean Herbarium: London: LINN no 257.7 (lectotype: LINN)
Geographical Region: Africa, Eurasia
Distribution: ALGERIA; MAURITANIA; MOROCCO; TUNISIA; SPAIN
Habit: rigidly erect
Shrub height: 1-2 m
Leaf characteristics:
Leaf Glaucous: sometimes glaucous
Leaf Succulence: semi-succulent
Leaf Pubescence: glabrous
Leaf Length: 15-25 mm
Leaf Width: 5-8 mm
Calyx characteristics:
Calyx Shape: campanulate to broadly tubular
Calyx Tube Length: 2-2.5 mm
Calyx Lobe Length: 0.5 mm
Corolla characteristics:
Corolla Color: purple tinged with green, dark purple lobes
Flower Shape: sub-orbicular, spreading
Corolla Tube Length: 11-13 mm
Corolla Lobe Length: 2.5-3 mm
Merosity: 5
Filament Pubescence: bases glabrous or very sparsely pilose
Sexuality: hermaphroditic
Fruit characteristics:
Fruit Type: berry
Fruit Shape: ovoid
Fruit Color: red
Fruit length: 5-6 mm
Fruit width: 4-5 mm