Caragana spinosa (L.) Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Caragana

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous shrub. It grows 0.45-0.55m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.45 - 0.55
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Gravelly and stony slopes, steppe solonchaks, riverbanks, forming thickets together with other shrubs; also on sands, where small barchans pile up around them.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-6

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs scarification and soaking.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 14 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment scarification soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -35
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Caragana spinosa unspecified picture

Distribution

Caragana spinosa world distribution map, present in Belarus, China, Moldova (Republic of), Mongolia, Russian Federation, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:483902-1
WFO ID wfo-0000186048
COL ID 68ZV5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Caragana spinosa Robinia spinosa Caragana ferox Aspalathus spinosus Robinia ferox Caragana spinosissima Robinia spinosissima