Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Glycyrrhiza

Characteristics

Herbs, perennial. Roots and rhizomes strong. Stem 30-120 cm tall, densely scaly glandular punctate and white or brown tomentose. Leaves 5-20 cm, 5-17-foliolate; stipules triangular-lanceolate, ca. 5 × 2 mm, densely white pubescent; petiole densely brown glandular punctate and pubescent; leaflets ovate, narrowly ovate, or orbicular, 1.5-5 × 0.8-3 cm, densely glan­dular punctate and pubescent, base rounded, margin entire or repand, apex obtuse and mucronate. Racemes much flowered; rachis shorter than leaf, densely brown glandular punctate and pubescent; bracts brown, oblong-lanceolate, 3-4 mm, membra­nous, yellow glandular and pubescent. Calyx campanulate, 7-14 mm, densely yellow glandular punctate and pubescent, in­flated to saccate at base, 5-toothed; upper 2 teeth mostly joined. Corolla purple, white, or yellow, 1-2.4 cm; standard oblong, base shortly clawed, apex retuse; wings shorter than standard; keel shorter than wings. Ovary densely glandular. Legume fal­cate to curved into a ring, densely tuberculate and glandular hairy. Seeds 3-11, dark green, orbicular or reniform, ca. 3 mm. Fl. Jun-Aug, fr. Jul-Oct. 2n = 16*.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.4
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Meadows, riparian woodlands and solonetzic slopes in Siberia. Sandy lands, dry riverbanks, grasslands on hills; at elevations from 400-2,700 metres.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses animal food cosmetics environmental use experimental purposes fiber flavouring forage medicinal technical
Edible roots
Therapeutic use Thirst (unspecified), Cough (rhizome), Dermatitis (rhizome), Foodborne diseases (rhizome), Furunculosis (rhizome), Gastric acid (rhizome), Pharyngitis (rhizome), Cough (root), Dermatitis (root), Foodborne diseases (root), Furunculosis (root), Gastric acid (root), Pharyngitis (root), Abscess (unspecified), Addison's-Disease (unspecified), Adrenocortical (unspecified), Anorexia (unspecified), Antidote (unspecified), Antispasmodic (unspecified), Antitussive (unspecified), Debility (unspecified), Demulcent (unspecified), Duodenum (unspecified), Emollient (unspecified), Expectorant (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Internulcer (unspecified), Laryngitis (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Palpitation (unspecified), Pharyngitis (unspecified), Piles (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Vertigo (unspecified), Cancer(Esophagus) (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Tuberculosis (unspecified), Anxiety (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Lung diseases (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°) -15
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Glycyrrhiza uralensis world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russian Federation, and Tajikistan

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000186028
COL ID 3GFRL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Glycyrrhiza asperrima var. uralensis Glycyrrhiza asperrima var. desertorum Glycyrrhiza uralensis