Weed profile: African boxthorn
African boxthorn
African boxthorn
Lycium ferocissimum
African boxthorn is an aggressive invader of pastures, roadsides, railway reserves, remnant bushland and waterways. It forms an impenetrable, spiny thicket that inhibits the movement of stock and provides a haven for feral animals.
Many insects, including fruit fly, the common house fly and the tomato fly, breed in the fruit of this weed.
Status
- Declared in NSW under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 (view details)