Taxon Report

Lycium californicum Nutt.

California box-thorn

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Classification


Scientific Name:	Lycium californicum Nutt.
Common Name:	California box-thorn
Family:	Solanaceae
Element Code:	PDSOL0G050
USDA Plants Symbol:	LYCA
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial shrub
Blooming Period: Mar-Aug(Dec)	Mar-Aug(Dec)
Elevation:	5-150 (15-490)
General Habitats:	Coastal bluff scrub, Coastal scrub
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Global Rank:	G4
State Rank:	S4
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_CRES
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	0

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Los Angeles (LAX), Orange (ORA), San Diego (SDG), Santa Barbara (SBA), Ventura (VEN)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Dana Point (3311746), Del Mar (3211782), Encinitas (3311713), Imperial Beach (3211751), La Jolla (3211772), Laguna Beach (3311757), Las Pulgas Canyon (3311734), Los Alamitos (3311871), National City (3211761), Newport Beach (3311768), Oceanside (3311724), Otay Mesa (3211658), Rancho Santa Fe (3311712), Redondo Beach (3311874), San Clemente (3311745), San Clemente Island Central (3211874), San Clemente Island North (3211885), San Clemente Island South (3211873), San Juan Capistrano (3311756), San Luis Rey (3311723), San Nicolas Island (3311924), San Onofre Bluff (3311735), San Pedro (3311863), Santa Barbara Island (3311848), Santa Catalina North (3311844), Santa Catalina South (3311834), Santa Catalina West (3311845), Santa Rosa Island South (3312071), Tubb Canyon (3311624), Tustin (3311767)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

Notes



Threatened by development. Possibly threatened by foot traffic and trail maintenance. See Botany of California 1:542 (1876) for original description.
Threats:

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Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 27 December 2024].