Common Name: Australian Boxthorn
Botanical Name: Lycium australe
Family: SOLANACEAE
Description:
Spiny shrub to 1.5 m high. Thick, fleshy. White to lilac flowers. Mainly spring to summer. Red berries.
Spiny shrub to 1.5 m high. Thick, fleshy. White to lilac flowers. Mainly spring to summer. Red berries.
Natural Distribution:
Common to mallee and northern arid areas in most mainland agricultural districts of SA. Also occurs in WA, NSW and Vic.
Common to mallee and northern arid areas in most mainland agricultural districts of SA. Also occurs in WA, NSW and Vic.
Notes:
Endangered in Southern Lofty region. Similar to introduced weed African Boxthorn (Lycium ferocissimum).
Endangered in Southern Lofty region. Similar to introduced weed African Boxthorn (Lycium ferocissimum).
