Summary ⁴

Caragana pygmaea is a flowering plant species in the genus Caragana.

How to recognize it? ⁵

Long seed pods hang down from stem. Leaves arranged as many small compound leaflets. Grow to 6 m (19.7 ft).

Observations in Banff National Park ⁶

When are they blooming in Banff National Park? Second week of June at the earliest. Full bloom usually between end of June and mid-July. Bloom/seeding continuing on until end of September.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) [1], some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caragana_pygmaea3.jpg
2. (c) Matt Lavin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caragana_pygmaea_(5182427524).jpg
3. (c) Natalya Ivanova, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Natalya Ivanova
4. Adapted by bioblitzbanff from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caragana_pygmaea
5. (c) bioblitzbanff, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
6. (c) metallyza, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNaturalist.ca taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• VASCAN by Canadensys
• World Flora Online

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