Blooms: May-August
Habit: herb
Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Abundant; of no concern.
Distribution: Distributed east of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia to Ontario, south to California and Texas.
Habitat: A plant of waste places and low ground, common along streams.
Habit: herb
Duration: perennial
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Abundant; of no concern.
Distribution: Distributed east of the Cascades in Washington; British Columbia to Ontario, south to California and Texas.
Habitat: A plant of waste places and low ground, common along streams.
Species Description:
General: Glandular, perennial herbs from extensive, aromatic, woody rhizomes, the stems 3-12 dm. tall.
Leaves: Leaves alternate, odd-pinnate, the leaflets 7-15, lanceolate to oblong, 2-4 cm. long; stipules small, linear, deciduous.
Flowers: Flowers numerous in dense, bracteate spikes on long peduncles arising from the leaf axils; calyx broadly tubular, with 5 awl-shaped teeth; corolla pea-like, creamy-yellow, 10-15 mm. long, the banner only slightly reflexed from the narrow wings and acuminate keel; stamens 10; style straight.
Fruits: Pod 10-15 mm. long, densely covered with hooked bristles.
General: Glandular, perennial herbs from extensive, aromatic, woody rhizomes, the stems 3-12 dm. tall.
Leaves: Leaves alternate, odd-pinnate, the leaflets 7-15, lanceolate to oblong, 2-4 cm. long; stipules small, linear, deciduous.
Flowers: Flowers numerous in dense, bracteate spikes on long peduncles arising from the leaf axils; calyx broadly tubular, with 5 awl-shaped teeth; corolla pea-like, creamy-yellow, 10-15 mm. long, the banner only slightly reflexed from the narrow wings and acuminate keel; stamens 10; style straight.
Fruits: Pod 10-15 mm. long, densely covered with hooked bristles.
Accepted Name:
Glycyrrhiza lepidota PurshSynonyms:
Glycyrrhiza glutinosa Nutt.
Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh var. glutinosa (Nutt.) S. Wats.
Treated in Flora of the PNW as:
Glycyrrhiza lepidota vars. glutinosa, lepidota
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria Specimens: View list of Glycyrrhiza lepidota specimens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Glycyrrhiza lepidota specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.
Washington Flora Checklist: Glycyrrhiza lepidota treatment.
E-Flora BC: Glycyrrhiza lepidota atlas page.
CalPhotos: Glycyrrhiza lepidota images.
USDA Plants Database: Glycyrrhiza lepidota.
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