Alysicarpus vaginalis

Alyce clover, one-leaf clover

Spreading- moderately branched perennial up to 1 m high. The leaves are unifoliate, broadly oval on short stalks. The pods are about 2 cm long. Does not tolerate wet lands and grows poorly on low-fertility soils. Often grown as a summer annual for hay or pasture as a substitute for lucerne. Palatable with the advantage over introduced temperate legumes of not causing bloat in cows. Susceptible to root-knot nematodes.

As % of dry matter

DM

CP

CF

Ash

EE

NFE

Ca

P

Ref

Fresh leaves,

Thailand

88.5

14.0

29.3

10.1

6.3

40.3

56

Fresh shoots,

Malaysia

28.0

13.9

21.4

12.9

2.5

49.3

292

Seeds, Thailand

90.2

12.0

48.9

11.0

1.4

26.7

56