Glycyrrhiza glabra

Licorice, Licorice

Family: Fabaceae · Type: perennial · Not Native

Licorice is a naturalized perennial found in southern California coastal and Sacramento Valley regions in disturbed areas at elevations below 500 meters. Flowering from May to September, this plant produces blue to purple flowers approximately 9 to 11 millimeters long in open inflorescences. Growing with nearly glabrous or finely hairy stems, it reaches moderate heights with a spreading habit. Its compound leaves feature 9 to 13 widely ovate or elliptic leaflets arranged along the stem. The fruit develops as a narrowly oblong pod 12 to 30 millimeters long, characteristic of this introduced species.

Habitat: Sporadic. Disturbed areas

Bloom period: May-Sep

Elevation: especially < 500 m

Bioregions: ScV, SCo

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