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Caragana pygmaea (L.) DC. trib. Hedysareae 
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FamilyFABACEAE
Genus speciesCaragana pygmaea (L.) DC. trib. Hedysareae
SynonymsRobinia pygmaea L.
 Caragana altaica (Kom.) Pojark.
 Caragana komarovii Schischk.
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude900-1300m
Descriptionleaves palmatipinnate, leaflets 4, oblanceolate to linear, 7-17mm, glabrous, obtuse to acute, flowers solitary, pedicellate, corolla 10-16mm, pod linear, 2-3cm, glabrescent
Size20-50cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring
Ca
Typespinose shrub
Cultivationsunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 3-6 months,
cuttings in late summer
Territory Asia-Temperate
     Siberia (Altay , Buryatiya , Irkutsk , Krasnoyarsk , Tuva , West Siberia )
     Middle Asia (Kazakhstan )
     China (Inner Mongolia , Manchuria , Xinjiang )
     Mongolia
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

FABACEAE

Caragana pygmaea (L.) DC., Prodr. [A.P.de Candolle] 2: 268 (1825)

Basionym:
Robinia pygmaea L., Sp. Pl. 2: 723 (1753)

Synonyms:
Aspalathus pygmaeum (L.) Kuntze

Caragana altaica (Kom.) Pojark.
Caragana komarovii Schischk.
Caragana pygmaea altaica Kom.
Caragana pygmaea austrotuvinica Bondareva
Caragana pygmaea parviflora H.C.Fu
Caragana splendens Schischk. ex Sobolevsk.

Siberia, Kazakhstan, n. China, Mongolia
30 ALT BRY IRK KRA TVA WSB 32 KAZ 36 CHI CHM CHX 37 MON

900-1300m

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