Wild Liquorice - Astragalus glycyphyllos
Description
Medium to tall straggling plant, with 4 to 6 pairs of leaflets, oval to elliptical, blunt but often with a tiny point. Flowers are pale cream or yellowish green 11 to 15 mm long in dense, short-stalked racemes.
Similar Species
In leaf, goat's-rue and crown vetch are similar (but with very different flowers)
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Rough grassy habitats.
When to see it
June to August.
Life History
Perennial
UK Status
Widespread in Britain but rather uncommon.
VC55 Status
Rare in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 6 of the 617 tetrads.
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