Glycyrrhiza echinata L.

Chinese licorice (en), Réglisse (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Glycyrrhiza

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It is like liquorice but taller. There are 2-6 pairs of leaflets. The pods are in distinctive heads. Each pod is 12-16 mm long. They have reddish-brown spines.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in marshy places by streams and rivers.
More
Muddy places by rivers. Meadows of river valleys.
Light 4-7
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

The roots are a source of licorice. They are used as a spice. The juice is squeezed out and drunk.
Uses breeding cosmetics experimental purposes flavouring forage medicinal social use spice technical
Edible roots
Therapeutic use Alterative (unspecified), Antidote (unspecified), Antispasmodic (unspecified), Antitussive (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Demulcent (unspecified), Excrescence (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Rejuvenation (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Anodyne (unspecified), Carcinoma (unspecified), Thirst (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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

Images

Habit

Glycyrrhiza echinata habit picture by Rossen Vassilev (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Glycyrrhiza echinata leaf picture by Agata H (cc-by-sa)
Glycyrrhiza echinata leaf picture by Stefana Popova (cc-by-sa)
Glycyrrhiza echinata leaf picture by Razvan Saftescu (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Glycyrrhiza echinata flower picture by Radoslav Marinkovic (cc-by-sa)
Glycyrrhiza echinata flower picture by Radoslav Marinkovic (cc-by-sa)
Glycyrrhiza echinata flower picture by Jan Schulte (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Glycyrrhiza echinata fruit picture by Николай Николай (cc-by-sa)
Glycyrrhiza echinata fruit picture by Stefana Popova (cc-by-sa)
Glycyrrhiza echinata fruit picture by Jan Schulte (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Glycyrrhiza echinata world distribution map, present in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Moldova (Republic of), Romania, Russian Federation, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:496933-1
WFO ID wfo-0000213773
COL ID 3GFQL
BDTFX ID 83971
INPN ID 717214
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Glycyrrhiza inermis Glycyrrhiza macedonica Glycyrrhiza muricata Glycyrrhiza dioschoridis Glycyrrhiza subinermis Glycyrrhiza echinata f. cylindrica Glycyrrhiza echinata f. subsedens Glycyrrhiza echinata