Goji (Lycium barbarum)

Family: Solanaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Lycium barbarum commonly known as wolfberry and now better known as goji berry is a deciduous Shrub growing to 2.5 m (8ft) at a medium rate. The fruit can be eaten raw or cooked. The fruit is a berry about 2cm in diameter. It has a mild sweet liquorice flavour. Only the fully ripe fruits should be eaten. Young shoots are cooked and used mainly as a flavouring.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries, Leaves, Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

mild sweet liquorice flavour. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The fruit is a berry about 2cm in diameter.; A mild sweet liquorice flavour.; Only the fully ripe fruits should be eaten.

Habitat & North American Range

Hedges, on walls and waste ground. (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)