Sideroxylon lycioides L. is a plant in the Sapotaceae family, order Ericales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Sideroxylon lycioides L. (Sideroxylon lycioides L.)
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Sideroxylon lycioides L.

Sideroxylon lycioides L.

Buckthorn bully (Sideroxylon lycioides) is a small edible-fruited Sapotaceae tree distributed across the southeastern US.

Family
Genus
Sideroxylon
Order
Ericales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Sideroxylon lycioides L.

Sideroxylon lycioides, commonly known as buckthorn bully, is a small tree species belonging to the Sapotaceae plant family. It has a wide distribution across the southeastern United States, ranging from Texas in the west to southeastern Virginia in the east. The edible fruit pulp of Sideroxylon lycioides is thin, and the fruit is consumed by birds. Livestock browse the foliage of this plant.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ericales Sapotaceae Sideroxylon

More from Sapotaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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