Found in sandy, rocky soil
Seen blooming in May on CR 142 When in bloom the Pale Wolfberry is an attractive shrub growing to 6 feet tall with many branches. Leaves are pale gray-green and smooth edged, and have slender thorns at the base. Flowers are funnel-shaped, greenish-white with purple veins and are over 1 inch long. The fruit is orange-red like a small tomato and can be reddish-blue. The fruit can be eaten raw if perfectly ripe, or cooked or dried for later use. The fruit keeps well when dried and ground into a meal. The ground up root has been placed in a tooth cavity to bring relief from toothache. The bark and the dried berries have been used as a 'life medicine'. The fruit of many members of this genus is a very rich source of vitamins and minerals, especially in vitamins A, C and E, flavanoids and other bio-active compounds. It is also a fairly good source of essential fatty acids, which is fairly unusual for a fruit. It is being investigated as a food that is capable of halting or reversing the growth of cancers. Source. If you are trying to identify a different flower then you can check what other flowers bloom this month. If you cannot identify a flower from the website send a photo and where you took it to contact@rockymountainsflora.com. Read online for tips.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorI am Marilyn Phillips, a native of England, whose love of nature and the outdoors from childhood brought me by a circuitous route to Crested Butte, Colorado in 1993 and 16 years later to northern New Mexico. My exploration of the many trails in these areas, my interest in wildflowers and photography, and career in computer system design came together in this creation. If you have any corrections, comments or questions, please contact me by email. Archives
September 2024
Categoriescopyright © 2020
|