Anderson's Wolfberry (Lycium andersonii)

Family: Solanaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (5/5)

Lycium andersonii is a deciduous Shrub. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Bees. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil. The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring in soups or ground into a powder and used as a mush or mixed with cereal flours. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; It can also be dried and used whole as a flavouring in soups or ground into a powder and used as a mush or mixed with cereal flours.; Only the fully ripe fruits should be eaten.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry stony hills and mesas below 1800 metres in desert and creosote bush scrub. (Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10)