Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
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- Family
- Fabaceae
- Botanical Name
- Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
- Common Name
- Wild Licorice, American Licorice
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- in Taxa Not Treated: Waifs
- Comments
- Rhodora 45:453, Brunswick Co., Fernald #14,483, in old field, "doubtlessly originally cultivated". Native of the w. U.S., occasionally introduced eastward. American Licorice is sometimes cultivated for its medicinal properties; it was formerly cultivated for use in sweetening tobacco products.
- Habitat
- Native Status
- Introduced
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