Siberian Pea Shrub

Caragana arborescens

Fabaceae (Legume Family)

▲ mature shrub

▲▼ foliage and fruit pods

▲▼ flowering stems

▲ foliage

▲▼ bark on stems

Location on or near campus: not known

Caragana arborescens:  Siberian Pea Shrub: 

• *    leaves alternate, pinnately compound with 8-12 leaflets; leaflets bright green, oval ½ to 1 inch long
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• *    stems green, stiff, upright-growing; shrub grows up to 15’ tall and 2/3 as wide, but can be pruned to be smaller
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• *    flowers bright yellow pea-like in May to June; flowers form on past  year’s wood