Status:
valid
Authors:
(Hub.-Mor.) Hub.-Mor.
Source:
tro
Year:
1983
Citation Micro:
Bauhinia7: 269 (1983)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001034121
Common Names
- Leiocalycina Caragana
- Leiocalycina Caragana
- Leiocalycina Caragana
Description
Caragana leiocalycina (also called Siberian Peashrub, among many other common names) is a deciduous shrub native to Siberia and Mongolia. It has an upright, spreading habit and is usually found in dry, sandy soils in open woodland, scrub and grassland.
Uses & Benefits
Caragana leiocalycina is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks, and is also used for windbreaks and soil erosion control. It is also used as a source of food and medicine.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
Caragana leiocalycina has white, fragrant flowers with five petals and a yellow center. The seed is a small, flat, oval-shaped bean. The seedlings are long and thin, with two small leaves.
Where to Find Caragana leiocalycina
Caragana leiocalycina can be found in China, Mongolia, and Russia.
Species in the Caragana genus
Caragana ussuriensis,
Caragana tragacanthoides,
Caragana stenophylla,
Caragana spinosa,
Caragana pygmaea,
Caragana pumila,
Caragana kirghisorum,
Caragana laeta,
Caragana decorticans,
Caragana sinica,
Caragana brevispina,
Caragana ambigua,
Caragana tibetica,
Caragana pekinensis,
Caragana densa,
Caragana franchetiana,
Caragana tangutica,
Caragana erinacea,
Caragana pleiophylla,
Caragana turkestanica,
Caragana acanthophylla,
Caragana conferta,
Caragana gerardiana,
Caragana prestoniae,
Caragana scythica,
Caragana afghanica,
Caragana aurantiaca,
Caragana gerrardiana,
Caragana jubata,
Caragana maimanensis,
Caragana microphylla,
Caragana ulicina,
Caragana dasyphylla,
Caragana spinifera,
Caragana pruinosa,
Caragana bicolor,
Caragana alpina,
Caragana kozlowi,
Caragana cuneato-alata,
Caragana leucospina,
Caragana przewalskii,
Caragana bongardiana,
Caragana roborovskyi,
Caragana changduensis,
Caragana soongorica,
Caragana stipitata,
Caragana zahlbruckneri,
Caragana manshurica,
Caragana purdomii,
Caragana litwinowii,
Species in the Fabaceae family