18. Lycium parishii A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 20: 305. 1885.
Parish’s desert-thorn
Lycium modestum I. M. Johnston; L. parishii var. modestum (I. M. Johnston) F. Chiang
Shrubs erect, 1–3.5 m; bark silvery to brown; stems glandular-pubescent. Leaves: blade spatulate, 3–12 × 1–5 mm, surfaces densely pubescent. Inflorescences 2-flowered fascicles or solitary flowers, erect. Pedicels 2–10 mm. Flowers 5-merous; calyx campanulate, 2–6 mm, lobe lengths 0.5–1 times tube; corolla pale lavender to purple, narrowly campanulate to funnelform, 6–10 mm, lobes 2–3 mm; stamens exserted. Berries red, ovoid, 4–7 mm, fleshy. Seeds 7–15. 2n = 24.
Flowering Feb–Apr. Desert washes, bajadas (Sonoran Desert); 200–1200 m; Ariz., Calif., Nev.; Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Coahuila, San Luis Potosí, Sonora).
Within the flora area, Lycium parishii occurs in Arizona, southern California, and southern Nevada (Clark County).
