Barbary Matrimony Vine vs boxthorn

Lycium barbarum compared with Lycium europaeum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barbary Matrimony Vine	boxthorn
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Solanales (Solanales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family same	Solanaceae	Solanaceae
Genus same	Lycium	Lycium
Species	Lycium barbarum	Lycium europaeum

Evolutionary Relationship

Barbary Matrimony Vine and boxthorn share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lycium.

Conservation Status

Barbary Matrimony Vine

NE — Not Evaluated

boxthorn

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barbary Matrimony Vine	boxthorn
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barbary Matrimony Vine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius), Asia (4 countries), Europe (32 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

boxthorn

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Croatia, France, India, Portugal, and Spain.

Barbary Matrimony Vine

The Barbary Matrimony Vine (Lycium barbarum) is a species in the genus Lycium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

boxthorn

The Boxthorn (Lycium europaeum) is a species in the genus Lycium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. It is found in Croatia, France, India, Portugal and Spain.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇭🇷 Croatia 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇳 India 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain