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Polygala nana
Also called Candyroot
Candyroot (Senega nana, Polygala nana) is a small, clump-forming native herb of the south-eastern United States, grown for its edible, liquorice-flavoured root. It likes moist soil and is grown in the open garden.
Senega nana, commonly known as candyroot or low bachelors' buttons, is a small species of herbaceous plant native to the south-eastern United States. The root has a sweet liquorice flavor when it is chewed, but it is usually hidden underground until the plant flowers. The seeds of candyroot are dispersed by ants.
Senega nana is found across the south-eastern United States from far eastern Texas through Louisiana and Arkansas to Florida and north as far as the Carolinas. Arkansas, where it is found in Ashley, Bradley and Calhoun Counties, marks the northwestern limits of its range. It grows in moist soil in meadows or coniferous woodlands.
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