Fabaceae
Licorice milkvetch
Astragalus glycyphyllos
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Astragalus
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Common names
By language (26)
- Azerbaijani
- Biyanyarpaq gəvən
- Belarusian
- Віхрава трава, Гарох авеччы, Гарох воўчы, Гарох жураўліны, Паўзун лесавы, Пельзач лясны, Слічны ясь
- Chinese
- 甘叶黄芪, 甜叶黄芪
- Czech
- Kozinec sladkolistý
- Danish
- Sød Astragel
- Dutch
- Hokjespeul, Wilde hokjespeul
- English
- Licorice milkvetch, Liquorice milkvetch, Wild liquorice, Wild licorice
- Estonian
- Magus hundihammas
- Finnish
- Imeläkurjenherne
- French
- Astragale a feuilles de reglisse, Astragale réglisse, Astragale à feuilles de réglisse, Réglisse sauvage
- German
- Bärenschote, Süß-Tragant, Süßblatt-Tragant, Süßer Tragant, Süßholz-Tragant
- hsb
- Lěsny kozync
- Hungarian
- Édeslevelű csüdfű
- Kazakh
- Мияжапырақ таспа
- Lithuanian
- Saldžialapė kulkšnė
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Lakrismjelt
- Polish
- Traganek szerokolistny
- Portuguese
- Alcaçuz-bastardo, Astrágalo, Astrágalo-doce, Orozuz-falso
- Russian
- Астрагал сладколистный, Астрагал солодколистный
- Slovak
- Kozinec sladkolistý
- Slovenian
- Sladki grahovec
- Spanish
- Cachoes, Falso orozuz, Falso regaliz, Hierba de San Lorenzo, Orozuz falso, Regaliz borde, Regaliz salvaje, Regaliz silvestre
- Swedish
- Backsöta, Sötvedel
- Turkish
- Dev Geven
- Ukrainian
- Астрагал солодколистий
- Welsh
- Llaethwyg licoris
Synonyms
- Astragalus gliciphillos Neck.
- Astragalus glyciphyllos L.
- Astragalus glycophyllos L.
- Astragalus glycyphyllos f. bosniacus Beck
- Astragalus glycyphyllos prol. bosniacus (Beck) Asch. & Graebn.
- Astragalus glycyphyllos subsp. glycyphyllos
- Astragalus glycyphyllos var. rotundifolius Čelak.
- Astragalus lunatus Gilib.
- Astragalus rotundifolius Presl ex Steud.
- Hamosa glycyphyllos (L.) Medik.
- Hedyphylla glycyphylla (L.) Rydb.
- Hedyphylla vulgaris Steven
- Tragacantha glycyphyllos (L.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 382 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Kai Löhr, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Pto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Patrick Hacker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: E. A., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: User:Tigerente, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Вячеслав Юсупов, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.