L. c. var. californicum The shrub variety
Lycium californicum var.
californicum is a member of the
chaparral ecosystem and other plant communities of the direct coastline from
Santa Barbara County south into Baja California, below altitude. It is most plentiful in the
ecotone between
salt marshes-
estuaries and the
coastal sage scrub plant community. The destruction of this specific ecotone in this highly developed region has led to a reduction in the population of this plant there. It extends into the
Inland Empire floodplains. ==See also==