Is Goji Same As Wolfberry?
There are some disputes as if the name goji is used as the name for the same plant as wolfberry in the western countries. Lycium is the main common scientific name for the plant. Some argued that they are totally different. Wolfberry was found in the western countries long time ago, while the varieties of goji were only found in Tibet and in all the Asian countries. Many people had also argued that both are similar, just that English speaking people call it a wolfberry and Chinese speaking people call it goji. Nevertheless, nowadays even more and more English speakers start calling it goji berry. They are in fact referring to the same thing.
As science always assigns two Latin names to every botanical organism (a genus and a species), if two plants have the same genus and species names, they are basically the same plant then. People can choose to call them by different names, but that will not change the fact that they are actually the same thing. Therefore, for goji berry or wolfberry plant, whose genus is Lycium, they are considered similar and this concept has been widely accepted by most people now. A great place to buy goji berries is online of course.