Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Desert Thorn (Lycium brevipes var. brevipes) is a native shrub that grows in Southern California, primarily in the Channel Islands and Sonoran Desert regions. It tends to grow in bluffs and slopes, at elevations from 0-2000 feet.

Plant type

Shrub

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Color

White

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Site type

Bluffs and slopes

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 2 likely

Confirmed Likely

Five-spotted Hawkmoth

Manduca quinquemaculata

Carolina Sphinx

Manduca sexta