Fabaceae

White moneywort

Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Alysicarpus

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Common names

By language (10)

Burmese: သံမနိုင်ကျောက်မနိုင်
Chinese: 异叶链荚豆, 煉莢豆, 小豆, 水咸草, 狗蚁草, 链荚豆
English: White moneywort
Hausa: Gadagi
Indonesian: Brobos
Japanese: ササハギ
kai: Madàbur
Malayalam: നില ഓരില
shn: ယႃႈဢေးလူဢွၼ်ႇ
Vietnamese: Đậu vảy ốc

Synonyms

Alysicarpus nummularifolius (L.) DC.
Alysicarpus nummularifolius var. angustatus Ohwi
Alysicarpus scaber Spreng.
Hallia vaginalis (L.) J.St.-Hil.
Hedysarum cylindricum Lam.
Hedysarum vaginale L.
Hedysarum vaginale (L.) DC.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Guillaume Martin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: accidentalshrike, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Guillaume Martin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: jsudre, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sugar Shack, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.