Lycium barbarum

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Lycium halimifolium, Mill. (L. vulgare, Dun. L. flaccidum, Koch). Shrub, with long and slender, spiny or unarmed branches, recurving or sarmentose, glabrous: lvs. cuneate, narrow, oblong-lanceolate, acute or obtuse, grayish green, 1 ½ -2 in. long: fls. 1-4, long-pedicelled; corolla ½ in. across, limb about as long as tube; filaments hirsute at the base: fr. oval, orange-red or sometimes yellow, to ½ in long. May-Sept. China to S. E. Eu. Gn. 31, p. 334; 34, p. 63. B.B. (ed. 2) 3:168. G.W. 15, p. 346. Var. lanceolatum, Schneid. (L. lanceolatum. Poir.). Lvs. lanceolate: frs. oval. Var. subglobosum, Schneid. (L. subglobosum, Dunal). Dwarfer: lvs. lanceolate: frs. subglobose.—This species and also the following are often confounded with L. europaeum and L. barbarum, which are chiefly distinguished by the filaments being glabrous at the base, by the longer tube and by the narrower and smaller lvs. They are not hardy N. and are rare in cult, while L. halimifolium and the following are hardy. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.