A Wild Species of American Wolfberry - Lycium turn A. Gray.

Lyciurn exsertum A. Gray is a wild species of wolfberry, which is mainly distributed in the desert area of Arizona, USA. It was introduced from the United States in 2016. The plant grows vigorously, and its moqdiological characteristics are different from those of domestic Lycium. The introduction of this material can enrich the domestic Lycium germplasm resources, and it can also he applied in the creation of anti-root rot Lycium germplasm materials and the study on reproduotive evolution of Lycium species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]