Fabaceae
Red moneywort
Alysicarpus rugosus
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Alysicarpus
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Alysicarpus rugosusFabaceae
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 皱缩链荚豆, 皺果煉莢豆, 宿苞链荚豆, 皱果链荚豆, 绉缩链荚豆, 链荚豆, 皱果炼荚豆
- English
- Red moneywort, Rough chainpea
- Vietnamese
- Đậu vảy ốc nhám
Synonyms
- Alysicarpus longifolius sensu Span., non Wight & Arn.
- Fabricia rugosa (Willd.) Kuntze
- Hedysarum rugosum Willd.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.