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Silvery Wolfberry
Plants

Downy Desert-thorn

Lycium puberulum

Authorship: Gray

Sources

[Lieb 1115]

Taxonomic Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumMAGNOLIOPHYTA (Flowering Plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (Dicots)
FamilySOLANACEAE (Potato and Nightshade Family)
GenusLycium
Speciespuberulum

Recent Observations

Sourced from iNaturalist

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debmSep 6, 2026Big Bend National Park, Alpine, TX, US
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Silvery Wolfberry
debmMar 7, 2026Big Bend National Park, Alpine, TX, US
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Silvery Wolfberry
biodiversianMay 31, 2025Big Bend National Park, Terlingua, TX, US
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Silvery Wolfberry
debmOct 14, 2024Big Bend National Park, Brewster County, US-TX, US
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Silvery Wolfberry
mountainlionwomanJul 19, 2024Maverick Dr, Texas, USA
Silvery Wolfberry (opens in new tab)
Silvery Wolfberry
debmFeb 6, 2024Big Bend National Park, Alpine, TX, US
Silvery Wolfberry (opens in new tab)
Silvery Wolfberry
kwatJan 12, 2024Big Bend National Park, Alpine, TX, US
Silvery Wolfberry (opens in new tab)
Silvery Wolfberry
debmMar 13, 2023Big Bend National Park, Alpine, TX, US
Silvery Wolfberry (opens in new tab)
Silvery Wolfberry
debmOct 22, 2023Big Bend National Park, Alpine, TX, US
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Silvery Wolfberry
lonesomebuckwheatMar 17, 2023Big Bend National Park, Terlingua, TX, US

Conservation assessments from the following sources:

  • NatureServe Explorer
  • IUCN Red List
  • Texas Parks & Wildlife — Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)
Conservation status by source
IUCN Red ListNot assessed
NatureServe Global (opens in new tab)
G4Apparently Secure
NatureServe (Texas) (opens in new tab)
S3Vulnerable
Texas SGCNNot assessed