Native Plants

Red-Berry Desert-Thorn

Lycium andersonii
Location

May not be native

Use Location
Type
Shrubs, Succulents
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit, Nectar, Nuts

Also known as Anderson Wolfberry and Water Jacket, this thorny shrub typically grows to 5 by 5 feet in size. Its thick foliage makes it a good cover plant, and its bright red berries are prized by birds. Hummingbirds are also known to visit the whitish-lavender, tubular flowers it produces. Accustomed to desert conditions, this shrub grows best in full sun and in dry, gravelly soils.

May Attract

Red-Berry Desert-Thorn is thought to attract these families of birds
Family
Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Buntings
Family
Chickadees and Titmice
Family
Crows, Magpies, Jays
Family
Finches
Family
Hummingbirds
Family
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Family
Nuthatches
Family
Blackbirds and Orioles
Family
New World Sparrows
Family
Thrushes
Family
Vireos
Family
Waxwings
Family
Wood Warblers
Family
Woodpeckers
Family
Wrens

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski