Lycium sp.

Species category

Flower, Shrub or Tree

Common name

desert-thorn

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

Circular and irregular

Size

  • Length 1.8–2.5 mm
  • Width 2–2.5 mm
  • Thickness 0.4–0.6 mm

Color

Yellow

Texture

ReticulatedReticulated:
Resembling a net or network, especially having veins, fibers, or lines crossing the surface.  

Other structures

HilumHilum:
The scar on the seed coat at the place of its detachment from the seed stalk (funiculus).
is circular and on the seed margin.

Identification notes

Seed is laterally compressed.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Solanaceae

Valid name

Lycium L.

 Lycium  sp. Seeds with a circular hilum on the seed margin.
Lycium sp. Seeds with a circular hilum on the seed margin.