Solanaceae

Long-fruited honeythorn

Lycium oxycarpum Dunal

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Lycium

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Long-fruited honeythorn (Lycium oxycarpum) — FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Afrikaans: Wolwedoring, Kareedoring, Langvrugkriedoring
English: Long-fruited honeythorn, Karoo honey-thorn

Synonyms

Lycium angustifolia (Dunal) A.Terracc.
Lycium austrinum Miers
Lycium bachmannii Dammer
Lycium cinereum f. angustifolia (Dunal) A.Terracc.
Lycium cinereum f. grandiflora (Dunal) A.Terracc.
Lycium cinereum f. parvifolia (Dunal) A.Terracc.
Lycium cinereum subsp. oxycarpum (Dunal) A.Terracc.
Lycium cinereum var. austrinum (Miers) A.Terracc.
Lycium grandiflora (Dunal) A.Terracc.
Lycium oxycarpum var. angustifolium Dunal
Lycium oxycarpum var. grandiflorum Dunal
Lycium oxycarpum var. parvifolium Dunal
Lycium parvifolia (Dunal) A.Terracc.

Flowers

In flower: March to May, October (from 90 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Shaun Swanepoel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ian Webb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: yakovlev.alexey from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, 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.