| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Caragana balchaschensis (Kasn. ex Kom.) Pojark. trib. Hedysareae |
| Bibliography | Fl. URSS [V.L.Komarov, ed.] 11: 342 (1945) |
| Native Range | e. European Russia to Central Asia |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Description | branchlets grey-brown, leaflets densely pubescent, cuneate-oblanceolate, tipped with spine, calyx tubular, glabrous, corolla 18-23mm long, pod glabrous, acuminate |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 3-6 months, cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Caragana andassica Bajtenov Caragana grandiflora var. balchaschensis Kasn. ex Kom. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 14 Eastern Europe (RUE East European Russia) 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan) |