Astragalus glycyphyllos L.

Wild liquorice (en), Astragalus glycophyllos (fr), Astragale à feuilles de Réglisse (fr), Réglisse sauvage (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Astragalus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.2
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.3
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rough grassy and bushy places. Scrub and woodland.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 6-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-6

Usage

Uses fodder forage medicinal pasture
Edible roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 5
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Astragalus glycyphyllos habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus glycyphyllos habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus glycyphyllos habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Astragalus glycyphyllos leaf picture by Jürgen Kirberg (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus glycyphyllos leaf picture by Thomas Neumuller (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus glycyphyllos leaf picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Astragalus glycyphyllos flower picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus glycyphyllos flower picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus glycyphyllos flower picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Astragalus glycyphyllos fruit picture by Jürgen Kirberg (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus glycyphyllos fruit picture by Jürgen Kirberg (cc-by-sa)
Astragalus glycyphyllos fruit picture by Thomas Neumuller (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Astragalus glycyphyllos world distribution map, present in Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Ecuador, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Moldova (Republic of), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:477635-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213564
COL ID HXYM
BDTFX ID 8085
INPN ID 84843
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Astragalus glyciphyllos Hedyphylla glycyphylla Hedyphylla vulgaris Astragalus glycophyllos Hamosa glycyphyllos Tragacantha glycyphyllos Astragalus gliciphillos Astragalus glycyphyllos f. bosniacus Astragalus rotundifolius Astragalus glycyphyllos subsp. glycyphyllos Astragalus glycyphyllos var. rotundifolius Astragalus glycyphyllos