Glycyrrhiza glabra
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Meyan
Sparsely pubescent, erect perennial, 30-60 cm. Leaflets 5-9-paired, 15-45 x 10-20 mm, elliptic. Inflorescence 5-9 cm, lax, elongate. Calyx teeth c.3 mm. Corolla 9-11 mm, blue to violet. Legume 15-25 x 4-5 mm, ±terete, red-brown, glandular or eglandular, 1-6-seeded. Fl. 6-7. Cultivated ground, alluvial river valleys, sand dunes, etc., s.l.-1800 m.
1. Legume and ovary eglandular ..................var. glabra
1. Legume and ovary with at least a few stalked or sessile glands ....var. glandulifera
S. Europe, Crimea, S. Russia, N. Africa, S.W., C. & E. Asia.
