Siberian peashrub

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Caragana arborescens, the Siberian peashrub, Siberian pea-tree, or caragana, is a species of legume native to Siberia and parts of China and neighboring Mongolia and Kazakhstan. It was taken to the United States by Eurasian immigrants, who used it as a food source while travelling west. In some areas of the United States it is considered an invasive species.

• It belongs to the Fabaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as a shrub / a tree with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as introduced in the lower 48 states and records it in 22 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as not native to North Dakota. ^NatureServe
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as yellow. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as late spring. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 12 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 111 research-grade sightings of it in North Dakota, ranking #63 among the 109 flowers on our North Dakota list. ^iNaturalist