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Caragana arborescens

Black Karagana, Pea Tree
Other regional names: Siberian Pea Shrub +3 more
  • Siberian Pea Shrub
  • Siberian Pea Tree
  • Siberian Peashrub
  • Siberian Peatree
Also known as: Aspalathus arborescens Amman +19 more
  • Aspalathus arborescens Amman
  • Aspalathus caragana (L.) Kuntze
  • Aspalathus redowskii (DC.) Kuntze
  • Asphalathus caragana (L.) Kuntze
  • Caragana altagana (Pall.) Poir.
  • Caragana altagana J.St.-Hil.
  • Caragana arborescens f. lorbergii Koehne
  • Caragana arborescens f. nana (H.Jaeger) Rehder
  • Caragana arborescens f. pendula (Carrière) Zabel
  • Caragana arborescens subsp. acuta Kom.
  • Caragana arborescens subsp. angustifolia Kom.
  • Caragana arborescens subsp. obovata Kom.
  • Caragana arborescens var. dubia Kom.
  • Caragana arborescens var. fruticosa (Pall.) Kom.
  • Caragana arborescens var. marjanovii
  • Caragana arborescens var. nana H.Jaeger
  • Caragana arborescens var. pendula (Carrière) Hartwig & Rümpler
  • Caragana arborescens var. pendula Carriere
  • Caragana arborescens var. redowskii (DC.) Bean
  • Caragana arborescens var. redowskii (DC.) Schübeler
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Fabaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.

Indigenous to Temperate Asia and North America, Caragana arborescens (commonly known as Black Karagana or Pea Tree) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Fabaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Middle Asia, Mongolia, Northeastern U.S.A., Siberia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Altay, Buryatiya, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Manchuria, Massachusetts, Mongolia, Tuva, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya

Introduced Range

Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alaska, Alberta, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Colorado, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krym, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Oregon, Poland, Primorye, Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, South European Russia, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon

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