Naming
The plant was first described by Ferdinand von Mueller in 1859, and its specific epithet, "australe," comes from the Latin adjective, "australis, -is, -e,", thus describing the plant as coming from the southern hemisphere. It has no synonyms.Distribution
"Lycium australe" is endemic to the mainland of Australia, and is found in New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.Habitat
This plant grows in arid and semi-arid areas, in subsaline soils at the edges of claypans and salt lakes.References:
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