General Information | |
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Symbol: | LYFE4 |
Group: | Dicot |
Family: | Solanaceae |
Duration: |
Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Shrub |
Native Status: |
L48 I |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Introduced | ![]() |
Both | ![]() |
Absent/Unreported |
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Both, No County Data |
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HI | ![]() |
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Images
Synonyms
Symbol | Scientific Name | Other Common Names |
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LYFE3 | Lycium ferrocissimum Miers, orth. var. |
African boxthorn
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Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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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 |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
Noxious Weed Information | ||
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This plant 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:
Noxious weed
Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn
Noxious weed
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Alabama
Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn
Class A noxious weed
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California
Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn
Quarantine
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Florida
Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn
Noxious weed
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Massachusetts
Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn
Prohibited
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Minnesota
Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn
Prohibited noxious weed
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North Carolina
Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn
Class A noxious weed
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Oregon
Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn
Quarantine
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South Carolina
Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn
Plant pest
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Vermont
Lycium ferrocissimum
African boxthorn
Class A noxious weed
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Related Links
More Accounts and Images | |
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ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (LYFE4) | |
CalPhotos (LYFE4) | |
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (LYFE3) |
Related Websites | |
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Poisonous Plants of North Carolina: abstract & images (LYFE3) |
Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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