Arizona Desert-Thorn (Lycium exsertum)
Description
“Pet poisonous” – Toxic parts: leaves, shoots Lycium exsertum is a potato plant species described by Asa Gray . Lycium exsertum is included in the genus bark , and the family of potato plants . In North America there are 22 species and 38 accepted taxa overall for Lycium. World wide, The Plant List includes 88 accepted species names and includes a further 42 infraspecific rank for the genus. In the Southwestern United States, Arizona there are 11 species of Lycium, in California there are 12 species, Nevada and Texas each have 7 species, New Mexico and Utah each have 5 species. All data is approximate and subject to taxonomic changes.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Solanales
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Family: Solanaceae
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Genus: Lycium
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