Fabaceae FAMILY

Glycyrrhiza pallidiflora

Edibility

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Medicinal

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Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Glycyrrhiza pallidiflora is a herbaceous perennial plant with usually branching stems growing from a rhizomatous rootstock. It usually grows around 100 - 150cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for use as an ingredient in cosmetic preparations. It is sometimes grown as a soil binder and winbreak.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Mongolia, Russian Far East, China (Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Jiangsu, Liaoning, Nei Monggol, Shaanxi, Shandong, Yunnan)

HabitatPebbles and slopes in river valleys.[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Riverbanks, open valleys by streams, open slopes, margins of farms, roadsides; at elevations from 2,600 - 3,100 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].