Glycyrrhiza glabra
Cultivated Licorice, Liquorice
Also known as: Glycyrrhiza alalensis X.Y.Li +18 more
- Glycyrrhiza alalensis X.Y.Li
- Glycyrrhiza alaschanica Grankina
- Glycyrrhiza brachycarpa Boiss.
- Glycyrrhiza glabra subsp. glandulifera (Waldst. & Kit.) Ponert
- Glycyrrhiza glabra var. asperula Regel & Herder
- Glycyrrhiza glabra var. brachycarpa (Boiss.) Boiss.
- Glycyrrhiza glabra var. caduca X.Y.Li
- Glycyrrhiza glabra var. echinata Regel & Herder
- Glycyrrhiza glabra var. glabra
- Glycyrrhiza glabra var. glandulifera (Waldst. & Kit.) Boiss.
- Glycyrrhiza glabra var. glandulifera (Waldst. & Kit.) Galushko, 1980
- Glycyrrhiza glabra var. glandulifera (Waldst. & Kit.) Regel & Herder
- Glycyrrhiza glabra var. glandulosa X.Y.Li
- Glycyrrhiza glabra var. hispidula Regel & Herder
- Glycyrrhiza glabra var. laxifoliolata X.Y.Li
- Glycyrrhiza glabra var. pubescens Litv.
- Glycyrrhiza glabra var. typica L.
- Glycyrrhiza glabra var. violacea (Boiss.) Boiss.
- Glycyrrhiza glandulifera Waldst. & Kit.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or subshrub.
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Glycyrrhiza glabra (commonly known as Cultivated licorice or Liquorice) is a herbaceous perennial or shrub within the Fabaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Europe. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Unclassified
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Caucasus, China, Eastern Europe, Indian Subcontinent, Middle Asia, Mongolia, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Afghanistan, Albania, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, China North-Central, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Mongolia, North Caucasus, Pakistan, Palestine, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, South European Russia, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Algeria, Austria, Bangladesh, California, Cape Provinces, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Maldives, Nevada, New South Wales, Portugal, South Australia, Spain, Switzerland, Utah, Victoria