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Lycium europaeum
Also called European Teatree, Boxthorn
A spiny, deciduous shrub from the Mediterranean that is grown as a hedge or windbreak in dry, sunny places. Give it full sun and very well-drained soil, and it will tolerate poor conditions well.
Lycium europaeum, the European tea tree, European box‑thorn, or European matrimony‑vine, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae. It is native to the entire Mediterranean region, and has been introduced to the Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Balearic Islands. Its fruit is edible.
Matrimony vine · Baja desert-thorn · Chinese desert-thorn · Lycium humile · Pale desert-thorn · Desert-thorn
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lycium europaeum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
