Glycyrrhiza glabra, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1981, Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae, Cambridge University Press : 127

2. G. glabra L. , Sp. Pl. 742 (1753)

( G. glandulifera Waldst. & Kit. ).

Stem 50-100 cm. Stem and petioles pubescent, sometimes scabrid. Leaflets 9-17, 2Q-40(-55) mm, elliptical, ovate or oblong, obtuse, sometimes mucronate, often viscid. Racemes exceeded by their subtending leaves at least at anthesis, lax, elongate. Corolla 8-12 mm. Legume up to 30 mm, linear-oblong, compressed, straight, glabrous or glandular-setose, the sutures straight. Seeds (2-)3-5. Dry open habitats. S. & E. Europe, but doubtfully native in the south-west. Cultivated as a source of liquorice and frequently naturalized. Al Bu Cr *Ga G r *Hs It Ju Rm Rs (C, W, K, E) Sa Si Tu [Au Cz He Hu Lu].

The name G. glandulifera Waldst. & Kit. , Pl. Rar. Hung. 1: 20 (1800), has been given to variants with glandular-setose legumes.