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Lycium

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Lycium barbarum

species of plant

Lycium is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The genus has a disjunct distribution around the globe, with species occurring on most continents in temperate and subtropical regions. South America has the most species, followed by North America and southern Africa. There are several scattered across Europe and Asia, and one is native to Australia. Common English names for plants of this genus include box-thorn, wolfberry, and desert-thorn. Plants of the World Online currently accepts 101 species. Other estimates are of 70 to 80 species.

thumb|right|220px|Lycium barbarum berries (Tibetan goji) from Ningxia thumb|right|220px|Lycium chinense berries (Chinese wolfberry)

Lycium chinense

species of plant

Lycium europaeum

species of plant

Lycium ruthenicum

species of plant

Lycium pallidum

species of plant

species of plant

Lycium andersonii

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species of plant

Lycium fremontii

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Lycium ferocissimum

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Lycium californicum

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Lycium carolinianum

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Lycium schweinfurthii

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Lycium horridum

species of plant

Lycium brevipes

species of plant

Lycium berlandieri

species of plant

Lycium intricatum

species of plant

Lycium oxycarpum

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Lycium exsertum

species of plant

species of plant

Lycium sokotranum

species of plant

Lycium australe

species of plant

Lycium cinereum

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species of plant

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