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Pale Desert Thorn
Lycium pallidum
  
1 Nurseries Carry This Plant

About Pale Desert Thorn (Lycium pallidum) 1 Nurseries Carry This Plant Pale Desert Thorn (Lycium pallidum) is a native shrub that grows in Southern and Central California, primarily in the Mojave Desert and Sonoran Desert regions. It is moderately fast growing and moderately long-lived. It grows in a rounded form to a height of 6 feet, with active growth during the summer. Flowers are purple and striking, and bloom in the early spring. Leaves are medium green and deciduous. It tends to grow in flats and slopes and washes, at elevations from 0-3900 feet.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Shrub

Size
Size
6 - 8 ft tall

Form
Form
Rounded

Growth Rate
Growth Rate
Moderate

Dormancy
Dormancy
Winter Deciduous

Flower Color
Flower Color
Purple, Lavender

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Spring, Winter

Wildlife Supported
 


 
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Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun

Nurseries
Nurseries
Carried by 1

Soil Description
Soil Description
Prefers sandy or loamy soils. Does not grow well in clay soils.

Propagation
Propagation?
For propagating by seed: No treatment.

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Flats, slopes and washes

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 2.5" - 9.5", Summer Precipitation: 0.18" - 1.86", Coldest Month: 41.3" - 59.8", Hottest Month: 64.6" - 89.5", Humidity: 4.61" - 47.01", Elevation: -67" - 6363"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Pale Desert-thorn


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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