Lycium barbarum (simplified Chinese:宁夏枸杞; traditional Chinese:寧夏枸杞; pinyin:Níngxià gǒuqǐ) is one of two species of boxthorn in the family Solanaceae from which the goji berry or wolfberry is harvested, the other being Lycium chinense (Chinese:枸杞; pinyin:gǒuqǐ). It is native to southeastern Europe and Asia.