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Astragalus glycyphyllos L.

wild liquorice (Fabaceae / Leguminosae)

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WidespreadModerate tendencySE
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Astragalus glycyphyllos is a fleshy herb of calcareous grassland and scrub.

Beckley (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-07-01

 wild liquorice / Astragalus glycyphyllos: _Astragalus glycyphyllos_ is a fleshy herb of calcareous grassland and scrub.

Astragalus glycyphyllos has large, cream-coloured flowers in erect spikes.

Beckley (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-07-01

 wild liquorice / Astragalus glycyphyllos: _Astragalus glycyphyllos_ has large, cream-coloured flowers in erect spikes.

The fruiting pods of Astragalus glycyphyllos are long and somewhat irregular.

Beckley (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-07-01

 wild liquorice / Astragalus glycyphyllos: The fruiting pods of _Astragalus glycyphyllos_ are long and somewhat irregular.

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