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Caragana brevispina

Scientific Name: Caragana brevispina

Family: Fabaceae

Category: Dicot

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Caragana brevispina - Short-spined Peashrub

Caragana brevispina, commonly known as Short-spined Peashrub or Pea Tree, is a deciduous shrub belonging to the Caragana genus.

Considerations for Pets

  • This plant is a spiny shrub, and the leaves are pinnate with a sharp-tipped common stalk (or rachis).
  • It produces seed pods.

Considerations for Children

  • This plant is a spiny shrub, and the leaves are pinnate with a sharp-tipped common stalk (or rachis).
  • It produces seed pods.

Quirky Facts

  • The flowers of Caragana brevispina are yellow and turn orange-red as they mature.
  • The young wood of the shrub is covered with fine down.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Caragana brevispina Royle ex Benth.
  • Common Names: Short-spined Peashrub, Pea Tree
  • Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Synonyms:
    • Caragana sukiensis C.K.Schneid.
    • Caragana brevispina Benth. (accepted name)
  • Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies - Caragana brevispina subsp. tenzingii Vassilcz. (HOLOTYPE BM000521654)

Distribution and Habitat

  • Caragana brevispina is found in E. Asia and the N.W. Himalayas.

Ecological Role

  • It is a hardy nitrogen-fixing shrub.

Morphological Characteristics

  • It is a deciduous shrub growing up to 2.4 m (approximately 8 ft) tall, sometimes described as up to 3m.
  • Young shoots are downy.
  • Leaves are pinnate, 2.5-10 cm long, with 8-14 elliptic leaflets, rounded at the apex, and dull green above. The common stalk (or rachis) is sharp-tipped, 1 to 3 inches long.
  • It is a spiny shrub.

Additional Information

  • It flowers in June, and the seeds ripen in September.
  • Hardy to zone (UK) 6.

Further Information

  • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.
  • RHS (Royal Horticultural Society).
  • Rogers Trees and Shrubs.
  • Deeproot Plant Base.
  • Discover Life.