American licorice vs Lakritsa

Glycyrrhiza lepidota compared with Glycyrrhiza glabra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American licorice	Lakritsa
Kingdom same	Plantae (растения)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (бобовоцветные)	Fabales (бобовоцветные)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Glycyrrhiza	Glycyrrhiza
Species	Glycyrrhiza lepidota	Glycyrrhiza glabra

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

American licorice

LC — Least Concern

Lakritsa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American licorice	Lakritsa
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.

Lakritsa

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.