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Pygmy Peashrub (Caragana pygmaea)
Family: Fabaceae or Leguminosae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)
Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Weeping.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers
Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter
Flavor & Culinary Uses
Root - cooked. An emergency food, used when all else fails. — An emergency food, used when all else fails.
Habitat & North American Range
Desert land at high altitudes with virtually no rain in the growing season, 3600 - 4800 metres. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7)