Fynbos Corridor Collaboration

African boxthorn

Lycium ferocissimum

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

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

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

  • (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

Sources and references

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