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Astragalus glycyphyllos
Also called Liquorice milkvetch, Wild licorice, Wild liquorice, Liquorice Milk Vetch, Licorice Milk Vetch, Sweet Milk Vetch
Licorice milkvetch is a perennial wild legume of Europe and Asia, grown occasionally for its roots in tea. It is a hardy, sprawling herb of grassland and woodland edges rather than a common garden plant.
Astragalus glycyphyllos (liquorice milkvetch, wild liquorice, wild licorice) is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Europe. It is a perennial herbaceous plant which is sometimes used for tea.
Native to the majority of Europe, excluding Ireland, Iceland and the Greek islands. Also native to Western Asia (Northern Iran and Turkey), the Caucasus region, Siberia and Middle Asia (North-eastern Kazakhstan). The species has been introduced near the Great Lakes on the territories of states such as: Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Ontario.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Astragalus glycyphyllos by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
