Lycium americanum
A species in the Solanaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Solanales
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Lycium
- Species
- Lycium americanum
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1763
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Lycium americanum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
23 synonyms in this snapshot
- Lycium americanum var. americanumName author: Not supplied
- Lycium americanum var. chrysocarpumName author: Urb. & Ekman
- Lycium carolinianum f. jacquinianaName author: A.Terracc.
- Lycium chilense subsp. paraguarienseName author: Hassl.
- Lycium confusumName author: Dammer ex R.E.Fr.
- Lycium floribundum var. pruinosumName author: (Griseb.) A.Terracc.
- Lycium jacquinianaName author: A.Terracc.
- Lycium jacquinianaName author: A.Terracc.
- Lycium johnstoniiName author: S.F.Blake
- Lycium obtusumName author: Willd.
- Lycium paucifoliumName author: Rusby
- Lycium pruinosumName author: Griseb.
- Lycium pruinosum var. pruinosumName author: Not supplied
- Lycium salsumName author: Ruiz & Pav.
- Lycium salsum var. albiflorumName author: Dunal
- Lycium salsum var. normaleName author: A.Terracc.
- Lycium salsum var. salsumName author: Not supplied
- Lycium salsum var. typicumName author: Kuntze
- Lycium spathulifoliumName author: Britton
- Lycium subglabrumName author: (Moldenke) Moldenke
- Lycium subtridentatumName author: Dammer
- Lycium tweedianum var. chrysocarpumName author: (Urb. & Ekman) C.L.Hitchc.
- Lycium tweedianum var. pruinosumName author: (Griseb.) Hassl.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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