Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Lycium carolinianum

Christmasberry
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton (Curry Hammock State Park)
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: John Bradford, Martin County Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

Christmasberry

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Lycium carolinianum

Familia:

Solanaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

6-8 ft tall by 3-5 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

purple

Color de la fruta:

red

Fenología:

Evergreen unless drought-stressed. Blooms Fall into winter. Fruits in winter.

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Hurricane Wind Resistance, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen plant, hedge plant

Consideraciones:

Toxic to livestock. Green fruits toxic to humans.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagación:

Luz:

Full Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Not wet but not extremely dry

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Loam, Lime Rock

pH del suelo:

Calcareous (high pH)

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

Las zonas del USDA se basan en la temperatura mínima extrema invernal anual promedio.

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
Vouchered
Not vouchered
Selected
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Birds

Nectar plant for great southern white ( Ascia monuste ), gulf fritillary ( Agraulis vanillae ) and other butterflies as well as sphinx moths.



  •  Fruits are eaten by birds (Florida Wildflower Foundation)


  • Attracts hummingbirds (Hammer)


Hábitats nativos:

Salt marsh, salt flats.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Fruit is said to be edible (ONLY IF RIPE) (reported by Plants for the Future)

Comentarios generales:

Succulent foliage.



This plant is in the tomato family.  FNPS cannot vouch that the fruit is edible.

FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Florida Wildflower Foundation. (2025). Flower Friday: Christmasberry. ( https://flawildflowers.org/flower-friday-lycium-carolinianum/ ). Accessed 2026. Florida Wildflower Foundation, Maitland.


Gann, G.D., C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Christmasberry, Carolina desertthorn. Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Lycicaro ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, Florida.


Gilman, Edward. (2007). Lycium Carolinianum Christmas Berry, Carolina Desert-Thorn (FP356). ( https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FP356 ). Accessed 2026. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville.


Hammer, Roger. (2015). Attracting Hummingbirds and Butterflies in Tropical Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Nelson, Gil. (2003). Florida's Best Landscape Plants: 200 Readily Available Species for Homeowners and Professionals. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville.


Plants for a Future. (Undated). Lycium carolinianum , Christmas Berry. ( https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Lycium+carolinianum ). Accessed 2026.


Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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