Fabaceae FAMILY

Caragana versicolor

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Caragana versicolor is a thorny, dense, much-branched, deciduous shrub growing from a thick woody rootstock; it can grow up to 80cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 1175 Title Caragana versicolor Benth. (Fabaceae), a keystone species of high conservation concern in the Hindu Kush Himalayan r Publication Current Science Vol 111, No. 6, 25 September 2016 Author Amit Kumar; B.S. Adhikari; G.S. Rawat Publisher Year 2016 ISBN Description A letter, fully referenced, regarding the uses and ecological fragility of Caragana versicolor. ]. The plant is an important source of fuel within its native range - mainly because so few woody species are able to grow there. The plant is also harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAsia - Alpine regions of Afghanistan, Pakistan, northwestern India, Nepal and western China

HabitatRocky slopes, riversides, among shrubs; at elevations from 3,000 - 4,900 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].