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Alysicarpus rugosus
Red moneywort is a perennial legume herb of seasonally dry tropical regions, grown mainly as a green manure and dry-season forage rather than as an ornamental. It does best in warm, moist conditions with good sun.
Alysicarpus rugosus, the red moneywort, rough chainpea, or alyce clover (a name it shares with Alysicarpus vaginalis), is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the seasonally dry tropics of Africa, Oman, Asia, and Australia. A perennial herb reaching 1.5 m (5 ft), it is typically found in wet areas, from dense forests to wastelands, at elevations from 600 to 1,200 m (2,000 to 3,900 ft). It is used as a green manure. It is very palatable to cattle and has found some use as a dry season forage.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
