Caragana opulens Kom.

Flowering from May to June; fruiting from June to July.

Caragana opulens is close relative of Caragana leveillei, but differs from the latter in its legume glabrous (vs. densely villous), standard broadly obovate (vs. obovate-oblong), bark grayish brown (vs. dark brown), branchlets bright gray (vs. grayish brown).

Caragana opulens is occurring in Gansu, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shanxi, W Sichuan, Xizang of China.

Shrubs to 60 cm tall. Bark grayish brown. Branchlets bright gray. Leaves digitate, 4-foliolate; petiole 2-5 mm long, persistent on long branchlets, caducous on short branchlets; leaflet blades obovate to oblanceolate, 3-15 mm long, 2-8 mm wide, glabrous or pubescent, apex rounded to truncate. Flowers solitary. Pedicel 1-2.5 cm long, articulate apically. Calyx tube campanulate-tubular, 8-10 mm, base gibbous. Corolla yellow but standard sometimes reddish; standard broadly obovate, 2-2.5 cm, apex emarginate; wings with claw slightly shorter than limb, auricle oblong; keel with claw slightly shorter than limb, auricle dentiform. Ovary glabrous. Legume cylindric, 2.5-4 cm, glabrous, apex acute.

The chromosomal number of Caragana opulens is 2n = 16 (Zhang, 1988).

Growing in dry slopes, valleys, hills; 1200-4700 m.

Caragana opulens là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Đậu. Loài này được Kom. miêu tả khoa học đầu tiên.

甘蒙锦鸡儿（学名：Caragana opulens）为豆科锦鸡儿属下的一个种。