Wolfberry originates from Asia.
Two closely related Lycium species are both known as wolfberry. The berries contain toxins (like other plants in the Solanaceae family) but are used in fruit juices and as medicines.
Names
Scientific
Lycium barbarum
English
Goji berry
Matrimony vine
Mede berry
Red medlar
Wolfberry
Dutch
Boksdoorn
Spanish
Cambronera
Espino cambrón
French
Baie de goji
Goji
German
Chinesische Wolfsbeere
Gemeiner Bocksdorn
Gemeiner Teufelszwirn
Hexenzwirn
Italian
Bacche di Goji
Goji
Taxonomy
Order
Solanales
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Lycium
Species
Lycium barbarum (Wolfberry Lycium barbarum)
Crop categories
Fruits
Medicinal plants
Minor crops
Subtropical crops
Temperate crops
Tropical crops