Solanaceae

Lycium horridum Thunb.

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Lycium

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Lycium horridum (Lycium horridum) — FlowerPhoto: Dave U, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Boksdoring, Honeythorn, Kriedoring, Slangbessie, Wolwedoring
Azerbaijani: Təhlükəli itüzümü

Synonyms

Lycium afrum var. horridum (Thunb.) A.Terracc.
Lycium cinereum var. kraussii (Dunal) A.Terracc.
Lycium echinatum Dunal
Lycium kraussii Dunal
Lycium leptacanthum C.H.Wright
Lycium minutiflorum Dammer
Lycium omahekense Dammer
Lycium oxycladum Miers
Lycium rigidum subsp. oxycladum (Miers) A.Terracc.
Lycium schoenlandii Dammer
Lycium tenue subsp. echinatum (Dunal) A.Terracc.
Lycium undulatum Dammer

Flowers

In flower: February to May, July to August, October, December (from 25 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Dave U, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Danie Palm, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: YvettevWijk, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dave U, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.