Caragana arborescens Lam.
Common Name: PEA-TREE
Coefficient of Conservatism: *
Coefficient of Wetness: 5
Wetness Index: UPL
Physiognomy: Ad Shrub

Caragana arborescens R. W. Smith

A native of northern Asia sometimes planted, especially for windbreaks or hedges, in the north-central states. Occasionally established as an escape in fields and open forests. First collected as a clear-cut escape in 1954 in Emmet Co., though there are several earlier collections (not mapped) of uncertain status.

Locations

Dickinson County
Emmet County
Gogebic County
Grand Traverse County
Mecosta County
Montmorency County
Ontonagon County

Citation:

MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. May 8, 2021. https://michiganflora.net/species.aspx?id=1278.