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Lycium ferocissimum Miers
African boxthorn

       
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Lycium ferocissimum Miers

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Synonyms:
Lycium ferocissimum Miers

  LYFE3 Lycium ferrocissimum Miers, orth. var.   African boxthorn
 

Distribution:
Lycium ferocissimum Miers

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CA)
 

Related Taxa:
Lycium ferocissimum Miers

View 42 genera in Solanaceae, 22 species in Lycium
 

Classification:
Lycium ferocissimum Miers

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Solanales
Family Solanaceae – Potato family
Genus Lycium L. – desert-thorn
Species Lycium ferocissimum Miers – African boxthorn
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Lycium ferocissimum Miers

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

United States:
Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn              Noxious weed
Alabama:
Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn              Class A noxious weed
California:
Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn              Quarantine
Florida:
Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn              Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn              Prohibited
Minnesota:
Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn              Prohibited noxious weed
North Carolina:
Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn              Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn              Quarantine
South Carolina:
Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn              Plant pest
Vermont:
Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn              Class A noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Lycium ferocissimum Miers

Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn
boxthorn

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

US        Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2006. Federal noxious weed list (24 May 2006). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Lycium ferocissimum Miers

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Lycium ferocissimum Miers

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

 
 
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