| Common Name |
Waterjacket |
| Latin Name |
Lycium andersonii |
| Family / Origin |
Solanaceae / |
| Sunset zones / USDA zones |
2-3, 7-13 / 8-11 |
| Type / Form |
Shrub / Meduim |
| Native Habitat |
Southwestern deserts below 6,000 feet |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low
in organic content, well drained |
| Water |
None to once per month |
| Exposure |
Full sun |
| Height X Width |
Maximum 4 feet by 2 feet, usual 3 feet by 18 inches |
| Protective Mechanism |
Thorns |
| Leaves |
Blue to grey-green, finely hairy |
| Flowers |
Light purple to nearly white flowers in early spring,
red berries in fall |
| Bark / Roots |
Irregular,
interlacing, shallow furrows with shreddy flat ridges; stiff, light
brown but turning gray, and spine-tipped, leaves appear on short spurs |
| Maintenamce |
None |
| Propogation |
Seeds |
| Pests and Diseases |
None |
| Landscape Uses |
Erosion control, container, rock garden, barrier, low
maintenance, specimen |
| Garden Suitability |
Songbird, Sonoran, Butterfly, Ethnobotanical |
| Nature Value |
Butterflies and bees use flowers, songbirds eat berries |
| Native American Uses |
Berries eaten |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.net/bloomingplants/andersonthornbush.html |
| Images and data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycium_andersonii |
| Images and data |
http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon=3873 |
| Images and data |
http://www.mswn.com/Plant%20Info%20Sheets/Lycium%20andersonii.pdf |
| Images and data |
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7625,7636,7637 |
| Images and data |
http://www.nazflora.org/Lycium_andersonii.htm |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/109840/ |
| Images and data |
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/Dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=651 |
| Images |
http://www.callutheran.edu/wf/des/family/des-94.htm |
| Data |
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Lycium+andersonii |
| Data |
http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/lycand/all.html |
| Data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=lyan |
| Distribution |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LYAN |
| Nursery, images, and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/1083.htm |
| Nursery, images, and data |
http://www.cnplx.info/nplx/species?taxon=Lycium+andersonii |
