General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 12 - 24 inches
Plant Spread: 6 - 12 inches
Leaves: Other: The leaves are sticky to the touch
Fruit: Showy
Other: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Will Naturalize
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
P (Phosphorus)
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • American Licorice
  • Wild licorice
  • Licorice
  • American Liquorice

Photo Gallery
Location: Daniels Canyon, Dinosaur National Monument, Uintah County, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-06-26
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2022-03-17
Location: Yellowstone
Date: 2013-09-2
Location: Daniels Canyon, Dinosaur National Monument, Uintah County, Utah, United States
Date: 2022-06-26
Location: Jefferson County, Nebraska
Date: 2012-07-05
Location: Jefferson County, Nebraska
Date: 2012-07-05
Location: Yellowstone
Date: 2013-09-2

Credit NPS

Credit NPS
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2020-03-28
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2013-06-28
Young plants
Location: Yellowstone
Date: 2013-09-2
Comments:
  • Posted by gardengus (Indiana Zone 5b) on Sep 16, 2013 1:32 PM concerning plant:
    American licorice is a native of North America, in the pea/bean family .
    The flowers are white with a green/yellow tint. They ripen into burrs, the pods of which contain a bean-like seed.
    The root of the plant is the most sought after part of this herb. It can be eaten raw or roasted.
    This plant was used by most Native peoples for a variety of ailments.
    Wild licorice is used as an additive to cough syrup and has other medicinal uses today

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