Solanaceae

Small honeythorn

Lycium cinereum Thunb.

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Lycium

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Small honeythorn (Lycium cinereum) — FlowerPhoto: Prince Molokomme, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Kleinblaarkriedoring, Bloukareedoring, Boksdoring, Douvatkareedoring, Kareedoring, Kleinkriedoring, Kriedoring
Arabic: ثبيرة زغبية, ثبيرة عوسجانية
English: Small honeythorn, Small-leaved honeythorn

Synonyms

Acokanthera lycioides (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) G.Don
Acokanthera pubescens (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) G.Don
Cestrum lycioides Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.
Cestrum pubescens Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.
Lycium caespitosum Dinter & Dammer
Lycium cinereum subsp. normale A.Terracc.
Lycium engleri Dammer
Lycium prunus-spinosa Dunal
Lycium rigidum var. roridum (Miers) A.Terracc.
Lycium roridum Miers
Lycium seineri Dammer
Lycium tenue subsp. prunus-spinosa (Dunal) A.Terracc.
Lycium woodii Dammer

Flowers

In flower: April to June, August to September (from 21 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Prince Molokomme, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: dune_ninja, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: rosshawkins, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: dune_ninja, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: melda, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.