Taxon:  Caragana frutex (L.) K. Koch var. grandiflora Koehne



Summary
Genus:
Caragana
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Hedysareae
Nomen number:
8937
Place of publication:
C. K. Schneider, Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 2:103.  1907
Comment:
  • probably cultivar
  • since this name was originally based on Caragana frutescens var. grandiflora Rehder, this was an illegitimate later homonym (Shenzhen ICN Art. 53), so there is no parenthetical authorship (Shenzhen ICN Art. 58)
Verified:
06/22/1988 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
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR. Note: mentions
  2. Rehder, A. 1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.
Common names
Distribution

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=8937. Accessed 17 April 2026.