Taxon:  Caragana frutex (L.) K. Koch



Summary
Genus:
Caragana
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Hedysareae
Nomen number:
8936
Place of publication:
Dendrologie 1:48.  1869
Verified:
01/14/2000 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
16 (2  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Robinia frutex L.

Autonym(s)
Caragana frutex (L.) K. Koch var. frutex

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Caragana frutescens (L.) Medik.
Caragana frutescens (L.) Medik. var. frutescens
Caragana frutescens (L.) Medik. var. grandiflora Rehder
Caragana frutescens (L.) Medik. var. pendula S. A. Bedford
Caragana frutex (L.) K. Koch var. grandiflora Koehne
Robinia frutescens L.

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Seed

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  4. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  5. Fedorov, A. A., ed. 1974-. Florae partis europaeae URSS.
  6. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  7. Inst. Bot. V. L. Komarova, Acad. Sci. URSS. 1963-. Plantae asiae centralis.
  8. Jordanov, D. et al., eds. 1963-1982. Flora na narodna republika Balgarija.
  9. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  10. Krasnoborov, I. M., ed. 2000-. Flora of Siberia (English translation)
  11. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  12. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  13. Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.
  14. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  15. Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishRussian peashrub  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Swedishlyckobladsbuske  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationDagestan Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKaračaevo-Čerkesskaja Respublika Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationKrasnodar Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian FederationStavropol Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationAltay Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationChelyabinsk Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationGorno-Altay Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationHakasija, Respublika Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKemerovskaja oblast' Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKrasnoyarsk Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKurganskaja oblast' Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationNovosibirsk Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationSverdlovsk Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTomsk Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine incl. KrymYakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation [Dagestan, Karačaevo-Čerkesskaja Respublika, Krasnodar, Stavropol]
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay, Chelyabinsk, Gorno-Altay, Hakasija, Respublika, Kemerovskaja oblast', Krasnoyarsk, Kurganskaja oblast', Novosibirsk, Sverdlovsk, Tomsk]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
  • CHINA: China [Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria, Romania
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  2. Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Bee plantshoney production Yakovlev, G. P. et al. 1996. Legumes of Northern Eurasia
Environmentalerosion control Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=8936. Accessed 14 April 2026.