Glycyrrhiza uralensis - Chinese licorice

Chinese licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis) is a nitrogen-fixing perennial legume native to the cold semi-arid steppe of Central Asia and Mongolia, its root a traditional sweetener and one of the most widely used herbs in Chinese medicine.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹
• Medicinal use¹

Type

• Glycyrrhiza spp. - Licorice
• Herb
• Perennial

Functions

• Nitrogen fixer¹

Footnotes

1. Glycyrrhiza uralensis | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹