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Helichrysum petiolare, the licorice-plant [2] or liquorice plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is a subshrub native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa — where it is known as imphepho — and to Angola, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. [1] It is naturalized in parts of Portugal and the United States. [3]
Wild licorice flowerhead, at 8,400 ft (2,600 m) in the Eastern Sierra Nevada. Glycyrrhiza lepidota (American licorice) is a species of Glycyrrhiza (a genus in the pea/bean family, Fabaceae) native to most of North America, from central Canada south through the United States to California, Texas and Virginia, but absent from the southeastern states.
Polypodium glycyrrhiza, commonly known as licorice fern, many-footed fern, and sweet root, is a summer deciduous fern native to northwestern North America, where it is found in shaded, damp locations. Spores are located in rounded sori on the undersides of the fronds, and are released in cool weather and high humidity. [1]
You may recognize a licorice plant from its signature fuzzy leaves or sweet candy-like aroma, but despite its name, this tropical perennial has nothing to do with the making of licorice. In fact ...
Liquorice (Commonwealth English) or licorice (American English; see spelling differences; IPA: / ˈ l ɪ k ər ɪ ʃ,-ɪ s / LIK-ər-ish, -iss) [6] [7] is the common name of Glycyrrhiza glabra, a flowering plant of the bean family Fabaceae, from the root of which a sweet, aromatic flavouring is extracted.
Overuse of licorice may induce weakness, headache, blurred vision, nosebleed, anxiety, or shortness of breath. [7] Other common side effects may include missed menstrual periods, fluid retention or sexual problems in men. [7] More serious instances of overuse can lead to hypertension and hyperaldosteronism, which may require hospitalization. [8]
Galium circaezans is within the family Rubiaceae which is commonly referred to as the madder, coffee, and bedstraw family. [14] Plants in Rubiaceae are characterized by opposite stipulate leaves, regular flowers with stamens borne on the corolla tube, and 1- to 10-celled ovaries with ovules that become a capsule, berry, or distinct nutlet. [15]
Wild liquorice or wild licorice typically refers to any of three plants: Liquorice milk-vetch, a European species Astragalus glycyphyllos; Small spikenard, a North American species Aralia nudicaulis; American licorice, a North American species Glycyrrhiza lepidota; Abrus precatorius, Asian species