Horticulture 221
Identification Characteristics - Shrub List #2
J. E. Klett

LEGUMINOSAE

Caragana pygmaea - Pygmy Peashrub

Leaves - Alternate, compound, 4 leaflets, linear to lanceolate, small - one inch in size.

Stem - Glabrous, stipules spiny young stems, reddish brown in winter and older stems dark gray and shreds.

Growth Habit - Fine texture, rounded when mature, more upright when younger.

  
  HABIT                                                                                                                    FLOWER
  
 FLOWER AND LEAF                                                  BUDS                                                                                              STEM