Astragalus glycyphyllos L.
| GB Red List | England Red List | GB Scarcity | Norfolk Scarcity |
| Rare |
Native
Wild Liquorice is a straggling perennial herb of cliffs, wood-borders, chalk pits and scrubby grassland on railway banks and road verges; mainly on calcareous soils and thriving on warm, sheltered banks and hollows without too much grazing (D. A. Pearman in Preston et al, 2002).
Wild Liquorice has apparently always been rare in the Norfolk. Trimmer (1866) lists Roydon near Diss and Shouldham from the Botanist's Guide. Nicholson (1914) adds Blo' Norton (Fred Robinson 1913) and Petch & Swann (1968) add Holme Hale (Fred Robinson 1914) and Harling Road (H.D. Hewitt, up to 1939). The only post-2000 record is at Upper Sheringham where it has been known since at least 1995.
| Year | GR | Locality | Recorders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | TF626036 | Downham Market / Wimbotsham | RMP |
| On A10, 80m north of roundabout. One large colony in grassy ditch. | |||
| 2015 | TG132431 | Upper Sheringham CP | MPG |
| Large clump on railway bank, SE side of bridge, TG13264318. Known here since at least 1995 and has been more extensive along the track to the cliffs and on railway banks both sides of the bridge in the past. | |||