Taxon Report
Lycium verrucosum Eastw.San Nicolas Island desert-thorn |
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Taxon Summary
Lycium verrucosum, commonly known as San Nicolas Island desert-thorn, is a perennial shrub in the Solanaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Coastal scrub, growing at elevations from to meters. Lycium verrucosum is ranked 1A, Plants Presumed Extirpated in California and Either Rare or Extinct Elsewhere.Classification
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Scientific Name: |
Lycium verrucosum Eastw. |
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Common Name: |
San Nicolas Island desert-thorn |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Element Code: | PDSOL0G0M0 |
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Ecology and Life History
| Lifeform: | perennial shrub |
| Blooming Period: Apr | Apr |
| Elevation: | - (-) |
| General Habitats: | Coastal scrub |
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Conservation Status
| CA Rare Plant Rank: | 1A |
| Global Rank: | GXQ |
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SX |
| State List: | None |
| Fed List: | None |
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Occurrence Data from the CNDDB
| Total Occurrences: | 1 |
| Element Occurrence Ranks: | |
| Excellent (A) | 0 |
| Good (B) | 0 |
| Fair (C) | 0 |
| Poor (D) | 0 |
| None (X) | 1 |
| Unknown (U) | 0 |
| California Endemic: True | |
| California Counties and Islands: Name (Code) | |
| Ventura (VEN) | |
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| San Nicolas Island (3311924)* | |
Threat List Data from the CNDDB
| Threat List Total: | 0 | |
| EOs with Threat Listed: | Total EOs | % of EOs |
| 0 | % | |
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Notes
| Known only from the type collection (in 1901); locality vague. Recent field surveys unsuccessful. Perhaps a form of L. brevipes. See Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences III 1:111 (1898) for original description, and Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 19:257-258 (1932) for taxonomic treatment. |
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Citation
California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 14 December 2025].