Species Details

Lycium torreyi

Torrey's box-thorn

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Classification

Scientific Name: Lycium torreyi A. Gray
Common Name: Torrey's box-thorn
Family:	Solanaceae
Element Code:	PDSOL0G0K0
USDA Plants Symbol:	LYTO
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G4G5
State Rank:	S3
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 4.2 on 2015-05-05
Add Date:	2015-05-05
Date Edited:	2022-03-01

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial shrub

Blooming Period: (Jan-Feb)Mar-Jun(Sep-Nov)

Elevation:
-50 - 1220 meters
-165 - 4005 feet

General Habitats:

Mojavean desert scrub
Sonoran desert scrub

Microhabitat Details: desert valleys

Microhabitat:

Rocky
Sandy
Streambanks
Washes

Notes

Notes: Plants in CA outside vicinity of Colorado River are likely misidentifications; needs further study. Many occurrences historical; needs field surveys. Potentially threatened by solar energy development. Often confused with L. andersonii and L. brevipes var. brevipes. See Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 6:47 (1862) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	0
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	0	0 %

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					0
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	0

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	0
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	0
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Arizona (AZ), California (CA), New Mexico (NM), Sonora, Mexico (SO), Texas (TX), Utah (UT)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Imperial (IMP), Inyo (INY), Los Angeles (LAX), Riverside (RIV), San Bernardino (SBD), San Diego (SDG), Santa Barbara (SBA)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Yuma East (3211465), Araz (3211476), Bard (3211475), Barstow (3411781), Blythe (3311455), Blythe NE (3311465), Borrego Mountain SE (3311611), Borrego Sink (3311623), Cahuilla Mtn. (3311657), Carrizo Mtn. NE (3211681), Cathedral City (3311674), Collins Valley (3311644), Corn Spring (3311563), Cross Roads (3411422), Cuyama (3411985), Daggett (3411678), Gene Wash (3411432), Hodge (3411772), Homewood Canyon (3511784), Iron Ridge (3411655), Kane Spring (3311517), Kramer Hills (3411784), Lake Havasu City South (3411443), Ludlow (3411662), Manix (3411685), Mecca (3311651), Mescal Creek (3411746), Mortmar (3311558), Myoma (3311673), Needles (3411475), New Cuyama (3411986), Palm Springs (3311675), Palm View Peak (3311665), Palmdale (3411851), Palo Verde (3311446), Parker (3411423), Parker NW (3411424), Parker SW (3411414), Picacho Peak (3211486), Ripley (3311456), Ryan (3611636), Victorville (3411753), Vidal (3411415), Vidal Junction (3411425), Whipple Mts. SW (3411434), Whipple Wash (3411433), White Water (3311686), Yucca Valley North (3411624), Yuma West (3211466)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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Selected References

CNPS Status Review:

CRPR List Addition on 2015-05-05