Lycium intricatum   Southern Teaplant

Lycium intricatum whole Lycium intricatum fruit

This thorny, succulent leaved shrub had one or two red fruits reminsicent of small tomatos. This is not enterily suprising as Solanum lycopersicum (Toamato) is a member of the Solanacaea family just as Lycium species are. L. intricatum grows throughout the Mediterranean in Span and Italy and as far east as Israel.

Lycium intricatum

Lycium intricatum Southern Teaplant

By the sea near Carboneras, Spain 19th March 2007

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Lycium intricatum Southern Teaplant

By the sea near Carboneras, Spain 19th March 2007

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