Lycium ferocissimum
African Boxthorn at Denman Prospect, ACT
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| Lycium ferocissimum | BettyDonWood | 13 Apr 2018 | |
| Lycium ferocissimum | RussellB | 13 Apr 2018 | |
| Unverified | MichaelBedingfield | 29 Sep 2017 |
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User's notes
Shrubs up to about two metres high............ scattered sparsely on the slopes to the west of the Molonglo River north of Wright.
3 comments
29 Sep 2017
I have marked this as a non-local native. It is a desert plant. The nearest record is well west of Wagga. It sounds as if these might be natural, a huge extension of range.
30 Sep 2017
Thanks Betty. They didn't appear to be planted and I thought they were a weed.
13 Apr 2018
This is actually Lycium ferocissimum - the previous ID, Nitraria billardieri, is a much softer shrub that lacks the thickened spinescent branchlets that can be seen in these photos. The long tube on the corolla and the calyx structure is also distinctive for Lycium. The flowers are normally darker, but such pale flowers are known to occur in populations from time-to-time.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.037382-35.296762
- Altitude 577.1m
- Places Denman Prospect, ACT
Sighting information
- 16 - 100 Abundance
- 25 Sep 2017 06:25 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Yes In flower
- 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
Collections
- MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lycium ferocissimum Other Shrubs Plants
Species information
- Lycium ferocissimum Scientific name
- African Boxthorn Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Major weed or pest
- Up to 943.11m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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In flower
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Record quality
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