- Caragana
Taxobox
name = "Caragana"
image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Caragana pygmaea" foliage and flowers
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Fabales
familia =Fabaceae
subfamilia =Faboideae
genus = "Caragana"
genus_authority = Fabr.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text"Caragana" is a genus of about 80 species of
flowering plant s in the familyFabaceae , native toAsia and easternEurope .They are
shrub s or smalltree s growing 1-6 m (3-20 ft) tall. They have even-pinnate leaves with small leaflets, and solitary or clustered mostly yellow (rarely white or pink) flowers and bearing seeds in a linear pod."Caragana" species are used as food plants by the
larva e of someLepidoptera species includingDark Dagger .;Selected species
References
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=5&taxon_id=105589 Flora of Pakistan: "Caragana"]
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?2061 Germplasm Resources Information Network: "Caragana"]
* [http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/unabridged?va=caragana Merriam-Webster Unabridged - Caragana entry]
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