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Caragana grandiflora
Scientific Name: Caragana grandiflora
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
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Caragana grandiflora
Caragana grandiflora, belonging to the genus Caragana, encompasses approximately 80-100 species of flowering plants. This plant is also known as large flowered Caragana.
Considerations for Pets
- This plant is a spiny shrub.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Caragana grandiflora (M. Bieb.) DC.
- Family: Leguminosae (also referenced as Fabaceae and Papilionaceae)
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
- Synonyms:
- Robinia grandiflora M. Bieb.
- Robinia grandiflra, M. Bieb.
- Caragana grandiflora var. biebersteinii
- Caragana grandiflora var. grandiflora
- Caragana aurantiaca
- Basionym: Robinia grandiflora M.Bieb.
Distribution and Habitat
- The plant is found in Pakistan and Turkey.
- The plant has been introduced to Alaska as an ornamental species.
Morphological Characteristics
- Caragana grandiflora is a spiny shrub, growing up to approximately 1 meter in height.
- Its leaflets are spathulate, measuring 8-10 x 3 mm, and are closely 1-2-paired, canescent, and spinulose.
- The flowers are yellow, measuring 18-20 mm.
- The name grandiflora means "with large flowers."
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Caragana grandiflora is a recorded host plant for species of the genus Neolycaena (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae).
- It is susceptible to powdery mildew caused by Microsphaera (Erysiphe) palczewskii.
Further Information
- Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service
- Botanical Garden - Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway
- RHS (Royal Horticultural Society)
- Encyclopedia of Life