''Glycyrrhiza'' is a genus of about 20 accepted species in the legume family ( Fabaceae), with a subcosmopolitan distribution in

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. The genus is best known for liquorice (

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; licorice in

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), ''G. glabra'', a species native to Eurasia and North Africa, from which most confectionery liquorice is produced.

Species

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Glycyrrhiza echinata ''Glycyrrhiza echinata'' is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Glycyrrhiza'', with various common names that include Chinese licorice, German licorice, and hedgehog licorice, Eastern European licorice, Hungarian licorice, Prickly licori ...

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Glycyrrhiza foetida ''Glycyrrhiza'' is a genus of about 20 accepted species in the legume family (Fabaceae), with a subcosmopolitan distribution in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas. The genus is best known for liquorice (British English; licorice in Amer ...

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Glycyrrhiza foetidissima ''Glycyrrhiza'' is a genus of about 20 accepted species in the legume family (Fabaceae), with a subcosmopolitan distribution in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas. The genus is best known for liquorice (British English; licorice in Amer ...

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Glycyrrhiza glabra Liquorice (British English) or licorice (American English) ( ; also ) is the common name of ''Glycyrrhiza glabra'', a flowering plant of the bean family Fabaceae, from the root of which a sweet, aromatic flavouring can be extracted. The liqu ...

'' – liquorice, licorice *'' Glycyrrhiza gontscharovii'' *''

Glycyrrhiza iconica ''Glycyrrhiza'' is a genus of about 20 accepted species in the legume family (Fabaceae), with a subcosmopolitan distribution in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas. The genus is best known for liquorice (British English; licorice in Amer ...

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Glycyrrhiza inflata ''Glycyrrhiza inflata'' is a plant species in the genus ''Glycyrrhiza'' from China, with common name Chinese licorice. A related species, ''G. uralensis'', however, is more likely the licorice species one finds in traditional Chinese medicine. ...

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Glycyrrhiza korshinskyi ''Glycyrrhiza'' is a genus of about 20 accepted species in the legume family (Fabaceae), with a subcosmopolitan distribution in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas. The genus is best known for liquorice (British English; licorice in Amer ...

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Glycyrrhiza lepidota ''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 ...

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Glycyrrhiza pallidiflora ''Glycyrrhiza'' is a genus of about 20 accepted species in the legume family (Fabaceae), with a subcosmopolitan distribution in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas. The genus is best known for liquorice (British English; licorice in Amer ...

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Glycyrrhiza squamulosa ''Glycyrrhiza squamulosa'', is a plant species in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Glycyrrhiza triphylla ''Glycyrrhiza'' is a genus of about 20 accepted species in the legume family (Fabaceae), with a subcosmopolitan distribution in Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Americas. The genus is best known for liquorice (British English; licorice in Amer ...

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Glycyrrhiza uralensis ''Glycyrrhiza uralensis'', also known as Chinese liquorice, is a flowering plant native to Asia. It is used as a sweetener and in traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional uses Liquorice root, or 'radix glycyrrhizae', is one of the 50 fundam ...

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Glycyrrhiza yunnanensis ''Glycyrrhiza yunnanensis'', is a plant species in the pea family, Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants Profile: North American Species
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