Lycium gariepense A.M.Venter

Dioecious, intricately branched, thorny shrub, up to 1.2 m tall. Leaves succulent, in clusters, obovate to narrowly obovate, 10-15 mm long. Flowers functionally unisexual, 7-9 mm long, creamy white, veins purple, lobes pale lilac, spreading, calyx small, male flowers narrowly funnel-shaped with minute style, female flowers tubular with infertile anthers, style 6-8 mm long. Berries red, ovoidal, 5-6 mm long. After summer showers.