Glycyrrhiza aspera, is a plant species in the pea family, Fabaceae, native to Asia and eastern Europe (Steppes in south-east Russia and Kazakhstan; farm sides and river banks in Gansu, Nei Mongol, Qinghai, Shaanxi and Xinjiang Provinces, China). It is used to make a tea.[2]

Glycyrrhiza aspera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Glycyrrhiza
Species:
G. aspera
Binomial name
Glycyrrhiza aspera
Synonyms[1]
  • Glycyrrhiza asperrima L.f.
  • Glycyrrhiza laxiflora X.Y.Li & D.C.Feng
  • Glycyrrhiza laxissima Vassilcz.
  • Glycyrrhiza macrophylla X.Y.Li
  • Glycyrrhiza nutantiflora X.Y.Li
  • Glycyrrhiza prostrata X.Y.Li
  • Glycyrrhiza purpureiflora X.Y.Li
  • Glycyrrhiza zaissanica Serg.

References

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  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 7 March 2017
  2. ^ Plants for a Future, retrieved 8 March 2017
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