In order to investigate the potential for domestication of native pasture legumes, a seed collecting mission was undertaken between Kalbarri and Esperance in the south of Western Australia followed by establishment of a field nursery at Northam, Western Australia. Indigofera australis subsp. hesperia Peter G.Wilson & Rowe was collected from eight sites, Indigofera brevidens Benth. from one site, and Glycyrrhiza acanthocarpa (Lindl.) J.M.Black from six sites. The field nursery was an irrigated, replicated trial designed to produce seed for future field testing and to provide preliminary information on plant agronomic characteristics. Over 12 months, I. australis produced herbage dry matter (DM) of 2.1–4.4 t/ha compared with 3.4 t/ha for a composite line of tedera (Bituminaria bituminosa C.H. Stirton vars. albomarginata and crassiuscula) and 1.0 t/ha DM for G. acanthocarpa. Most lines had digestibility and crude protein (15–25%) values that would support moderate growth of sheep or cattle. The best line of G. acanthocarpa produced >400 kg/ha of seeds, whereas I. australis had poor production most likely due to poor adaptation to the nursery site. The severity of cutting of I. australis plants had no significant effect on visual assessments of herbage growth. Most plants of I. australis died within 3 years, whereas most plants of G. acanthocarpa, I. brevidens and tedera survived for 3 years. Both I. australis and G. acanthocarpa have potential for use in broadacre agriculture as grazing plants, most likely in niches specifically suited to each, and demonstrate that native plants can contribute to pasture production currently dominated by exotic species.

为了调查驯化天然牧草豆类的潜力，在西澳大利亚州南部的卡尔巴里和埃斯佩兰斯之间进行了一次种子收集任务，随后在西澳大利亚州诺瑟姆建立了一个田间苗圃。南方靛蓝亚种 hesperia Peter G.Wilson＆Rowe是从八个地方Indigofera brevidens Benth收集来的。来自一个站点的甘草和甘草（Lindl。）JMBlack来自六个站点。田间苗圃是一个灌溉的重复试验，旨在为将来的田间试验生产种子，并提供有关植物农艺特性的初步信息。超过12个月，一芦苇的2.1-4.4产生牧草干物质（DM）吨/公顷3.4吨/公顷用于tedera（的复合线相比Bituminaria bituminosa CH Stirton瓦尔。albomarginata和crassiuscula）和1.0吨/公顷DM为G. acanthocarpa。大多数品系具有可消化性和粗蛋白（15–25％）值，可以支持绵羊或牛的适度生长。刺五加的最佳品系产生> 400 kg / ha的种子，而南方一叶的产量很低，这很可能是由于其对育苗场的适应性较差。I. australis植物的砍伐严重程度对牧草生长的视觉评估没有显着影响。南极州的大多数植物3年内死亡，而大多数植物G. acanthocarpa，一个brevidens和tedera存活3年。无论一个，芦苇和G. acanthocarpa有在广亩农业利用潜力的放牧植物，最有可能在特别适合于每一个壁龛，并证明原生植物有助于目前外来物种为主的牧草生产。