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Glycyrrhiza aspera is a perennial legume from the steppes and river banks of Central Asia and southeast Russia, related to licorice. It is hardy and drought-tolerant, and it is grown mainly for its roots and tea use rather than as an ornamental.
Glycyrrhiza aspera, is a plant species in the pea family, Fabaceae, native to Asia and eastern Europe (Steppes in south-east Russia and Kazakhstan; farm sides and river banks in Gansu, Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Shaanxi and Xinjiang Provinces, China). It is used to make a tea.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Glycyrrhiza aspera 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.
