Lycium carolinianum

Lycium carolinianum, commonly known as Carolina desert-thorn or Christmas berry, is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family, Solanaceae,^[1]

Lycium carolinianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Solanales
Family:	Solanaceae
Genus:	Lycium
Species:	L. carolinianum
Binomial name
Lycium carolinianum Walter

The plant produces small tomato-like fruits and is edible.