Caragana pygmaea - Pygmy peashrub

Pygmy peashrub (Caragana pygmaea) is a nitrogen-fixing, drought-tolerant deciduous shrub native to the cold semi-arid steppe of Central Asia and Siberia, its root an emergency food.

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 3¹
• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹

Type

• Shrub
• Deciduous

Functions

• Nitrogen fixer¹
• Attracting bees¹
• Wildlife habitat¹

Footnotes

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