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Pricklefruit Licorice

Glycyrrhiza pallidiflora

Pricklefruit Licorice
Photo: Terbofast, CC BY-SA 4.0

Glycyrrhiza pallidiflora is a hardy perennial herb in the bean family, native to East Asia (Mongolia, Manchuria and parts of China) and grown mainly as a drought-tolerant plant of dry, open ground. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; allow soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or loamy soil; tolerates poor and alkaline soils.
Temperature
Hardy to cold winters typical of northern China and Mongolia; protect young plants from severe frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Russian Far East to China
Climate
temperate

About

Glycyrrhiza pallidiflora is a species of flowering plant in the bean family, Fabaceae.

Where it grows

This perennial herb is native to East Asia, and found in Mongolia, Manchuria, and parts of China.

Other Glycyrrhiza plants

Liquorice · Chinese Licorice · Licorice

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Glycyrrhiza pallidiflora 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.

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