Caragana ambigua Stocks

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Caragana

Characteristics

A low growing shrub. The branches are hairy. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. There are 4-10 leaflets. They are narrowly oval with a tip at the end. They are hairy. The fruit are curved sideways. They are 2 cm long and 5-6 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Pakistan it grows between 1,600-2,900 m altitude. It grows in valleys.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The flowers are eaten raw or cooked.
Uses forage
Edible flowers pods
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 14 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Caragana ambigua world distribution map, present in Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:483790-1
WFO ID wfo-0000186072
COL ID QZWG
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Caragana ambigua Aspalathus ambiguus