Buckthorn Bully

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Sideroxylon lycioides

Buckthorn Bully, a reference photo
Photo: Denis.prévôt · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Sideroxylon lycioides, the buckthorn bully, is a small tree in the family Sapotaceae. It is widely distributed in the southeastern United States from Texas to southeast Virginia.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Buckthorn Bully being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Sapotaceae
Species
Sideroxylon lycioides

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