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Licorice

Glycyrrhiza glabra

A perennial legume grown for its sweet-tasting roots, used as a flavoring and in traditional medicine.

Family

Fabaceae

Temperature

14-25°C (absolute 5-30°C)

Rainfall

500-1000mm (absolute 300-1200mm)

Soil pH

6.5-7.5 (absolute 5.5-8.2)

Soil types

Deep, well-drained fertile sandy loam soils.