Fabaceae
Russian peashrub
Caragana frutex
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Caragana
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Common names
By language (15)
- Arabic
- قرغانة شجيرية
- arz
- كاراجانا فروتكس
- Azerbaijani
- Kolvari xostək
- Belarusian
- Кустарнік
- Bulgarian
- Храстовидна карагана
- Chinese
- 黃刺條, 黄刺条, 木锦鸡儿, 黄刺条锦鸡儿
- Czech
- Čimišník křovitý
- English
- Russian peashrub
- Estonian
- Väike läätspuu
- Finnish
- Euroopanhernepensas
- German
- Russischer Erbsenstrauch
- myv
- Куракшов морамо чувто
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Kløverertebusk
- Polish
- Karagana podolska
- Swedish
- Lyckobladsbuske
Synonyms
- Caragana frutex var. frutex
- Caragana parvifolia Hoffmanns.
- Robinia frutex L.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos

Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.