Australian Boxthorn (Lycium australe)

Australian Boxthorn, a reference photo — Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Lycium australe, the Australian boxthorn, is a native Australian plant with large sharp woody spines, small leaves and very small berries. It is closely related to Lycium ferocissimum (African boxthorn), which is listed as an invasive weed in Australia, New Zealand and Cyprus.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Australian Boxthorn 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

Lycium horridum
Lycium pumilum
Lycium sokotranum
Lycium cinereum
Lycium californicum
Lycium tetrandrum

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Lycium
Species: Lycium australe

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