Wild liquorice explained

Wild liquorice or wild licorice typically refers to any of three plants:

• Liquorice milk-vetch, a European species Astragalus glycyphyllos

• Small spikenard, a North American species Aralia nudicaulis

• American licorice, a North American species Glycyrrhiza lepidota

• Abrus precatorius, Asian species

but may also refer to other members of the liquorice genus Glycyrrhiza.