Alysicarpus vaginalis

Botanical Description

Alysicarpus vaginalis is a low growing annual to short lived herbaceous perennial plant with numerous stems 10 - 100cm long emanating from the rootstock. In regions with a distinct dry period the plant will usually behave as an annual, but in moister regions, especially with year-round rainfall, the plant will often perennate. Plants are often more or less prostrate, especially if grazed, though ungrazed plants can be more erect, growing up to 1 metre tall in dense swards[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. , 415 Title Tropical Forages Publication Author Website http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/Forages/Media/Html/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Mainly focussed on forage plants, the site gives a lot of information on the plant, with a good botanical description, details of cultivation, plant uses and a good selection of photographs. ]. The plant is extremely variable in habit, leaf shape and flower colour[ 415 Title Tropical Forages Publication Author Website http://www.tropicalforages.info/key/Forages/Media/Html/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Mainly focussed on forage plants, the site gives a lot of information on the plant, with a good botanical description, details of cultivation, plant uses and a good selection of photographs. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is often cultivated as a green manure, soil stabilizer and improver.