| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Caragana spinosa (L.) Vahl ex Hornem. trib. Hedysareae |
| Bibliography | Hort. Bot. Hafn. 2: 694 (1815) |
| Native Range | Siberia to Xinjiang |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 900-1300m |
| Description | branchlets russet, pubescent, leaves fasciculate, pinnate, leaflets 4-6, narrowly lanceolate to linear, 1-2cm, flowers 1-2, 20-22mm long, pod glabrous |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 3-6 months, cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Aspalathus spinosus (L.) Kuntze Caragana ferox Lam. Caragana spinossisima (Laxm.) K.Koch Robinia ferox Pall. Robinia spinosa L. Robinia spinosissima Laxm. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (ALT Altay, BRY Buryatiya, KRA Krasnoyarsk, TVA Tuva, WSB West Siberia) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 37 Mongolia |