African boxthorn

Lycium ferocissimum

Features data

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Source document	Features
PlantZAfrica Jan. 1, 2026, 8:34 a.m.	Supports birds Drought-resistant Easy to grow Hedge Useful Medicinal Edible Attractive Sun Shrub Soil: clay Soil: loam Soil: sandy Color data

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• (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James Bailey source
• (c) Daniel Cahen, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Daniel Cahen source
• (c) cinclosoma, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by cinclosoma source
• (c) Daniel Cahen, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Daniel Cahen source
• (c) Stephen Hartley, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Stephen Hartley source
• (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James Bailey source
• (c) Sharon Louw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sharon Louw source
• (c) Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Christopher Stephens source