Knotted wolfberry
Lycium nodosum

Family: Solanaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It keeps growing from year to year. It can grow to 2 m tall. The leaves are oval or spoon shaped and 6-30 mm long by 2-13 mm wide. The flowers occur singly. The fruit is oval and 5 mm long by 4 mm wide. The seeds are irregular shaped and there are 10-15 in each locule.

Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant. In Argentina it grows below 500 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, Paraguay, South America (country/location of origin), Venezuela, West Indies

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit, ash - salt

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Pinchagua, Shota mi

Synonyms

Lycium americanum Jacq.; Lycium chilense var. heterophyllum (Hassl.) Hassl.; Lycium johnstonii S.F.Blake; Lycium obtusum Roem. & Schult.; Lycium tweedianum Griseb.; Lycium tweedianum var. heterophyllum Hassl.;