American licorice vs Cultivated licorice

Glycyrrhiza lepidota compared with Glycyrrhiza glabra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American licorice	Cultivated licorice
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Glycyrrhiza	Glycyrrhiza
Species	Glycyrrhiza lepidota	Glycyrrhiza glabra

Evolutionary Relationship

American licorice and Cultivated licorice share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Glycyrrhiza.

Conservation Status

American licorice

LC — Least Concern

Cultivated licorice

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American licorice	Cultivated licorice
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American licorice

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada.

Cultivated licorice

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Vietnam), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

American licorice

The American licorice (Glycyrrhiza lepidota) is a species in the genus Glycyrrhiza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.