Fabaceae
Caragana

Caragana pygmaea (L.) DC.

First published in Prodr. 2: 268 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Siberia to Xinjiang. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Altay, Buryatiya, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Mongolia, Tuva, West Siberia, Xinjiang

Introduced into:

Baltic States, Belarus, Ukraine

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Malyschev, L.I., Peshkova, G.A. & Baikov, K.S. (eds.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 14: 1-210. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Stepantsova, N.V. (2010). Additions to the "flora of Siberia" in Lena-Katanga floristic area of Irkutsk region. Botanicheskii Zhurnal. Moscow & Leningrad 95: 992-1005.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Yakovlev, G.P., Sytin, A.K. & Roskov, Y.R. (1996). Legumes of Northern Eurasia. A checklist: 1-724. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Stepantsova, N.V. (2010). Additions to the "flora of Siberia" in Lena-Katanga floristic area of Irkutsk region. Botanicheskii Zhurnal. Moscow & Leningrad 95: 992-1005.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2010). Flora of China 10: 1-642. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Yakovlev, G.P., Sytin, A.K. & Roskov, Y.R. (1996). Legumes of Northern Eurasia. A checklist: 1-724. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Komarov, V. L. (1945). Flora of the U. S. S. R. Vol XI (Engl. Translation 1972)
  • Pojarkova, A. I. (1941). In: Flora URSS, Vol. 11. Mosqua, Leningrad. (Rus)
  • Sokolov, P. D. (1987). Rastitelnye resursy SSR. (Vol 4). Leningrad(Rus.)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Licent, A.E. [3915] China K003506909 Yes
Licent, A.E. [5451] China K003506911 Yes
{M. l'addé A. David} [2614] China K003506910 Yes
Licent, A.E. [s.n.] China K003506913 Yes
Hsia, W.Y. [3163] China K003506912 Yes
Ching, R.C. [260] China K003506902 Yes
Ching, R.C. [155] China K003506906 Yes
Licent, A.E. [s.n.] China K003506917 Yes
Purdom, W. [1052] China K003506904 Yes
Ching, R.C. [85] China K003506903 Yes
Jeffrey, C. [1497] K003506916 Yes
Licent, A.E. [4753] China K003506905 Yes
Licent, A.E. [4908] China K003506908 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K003506915 Yes
Licent, A.E. [4903] China K003506907 Yes
Ching, R.C. [19] China K003506920 Yes
Ching, R.C. [25] China K003506918 Yes
Ching, R.C. [403] China K003506919 Yes
Licent, A.E. [s.n.] China K003506914 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Legumes of the World Online

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/