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Caragana arborescens

Shrub

HomeShrubCaragana arborescens

River banks, pebbles, sands, open forests and forest edges, gully slopes and stony slopes.

Family: Fabaceae
Height: 6 m / 20 ft
Sun
Light, Medium Soil
Dry to Moist

Plant Rating

Edible Uses: 5 of 5
Medicinal Uses: 1 of 5
Other Uses: 4 of 5

Native Habitat

Siberian Pea Tree, Siberian peashrub Caragana arborescens native habitat is River banks, pebbles, sands, open forests and forest edges, gully slopes and stony slopes.

Edible Uses

Seed - cooked. Small but produced in abundance, there are 4 - 6 seeds per pod. A bland flavour, it is best used in spicy dishes. The raw seed has a mild pea-like flavour, though we are not sure if it should be eaten in quantity when raw. The seed contains 12.4% of a fatty oil and up to 36% protein, it has been recommended as an emergency food for humans. More than just an emergency food, this species has the potential to become a staple crop in areas with continental climates. Young pods - cooked and used as a vegetable.

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