Fabaceae FAMILY

Caragana jubata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Caragana jubata is a very spiny, deciduous shrub with two basic forms. When growing in forests it is usually erect and around 100 - 300cm tall, occasionally to 500cm, either branching from the base or with a single main stem before branching. When growing in alpine or arctic regions it is usually more or less prostrate and dwarf[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of fibre. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens, where it can be used as a hedge[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeAsia - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Siberia, Russian Far East, Mongolia, China, northern India, Nepal, Bhutan

HabitatDry gravel slopes above the sub-alpine forest belt[ 91 Title Alpine Plants of China. Publication Author Zhang Jingwei. Publisher Gordon & Breach. New York. Year 1982 ISBN 0-677-60190-5 Description A lovely book with nice pictures. Gives habitats and some details of plant uses. ]. Stony slopes and alpine meadows in the upper mountain zone; in the forest belt mainly on sandy or stony islands and banks in river valleys, in forest margins, and the shade of coniferous forests[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]