Caragana opulens var. perforata Merrgen & Ma, Acta Sci. Nat. Univ. Intramongol. 20: 554. 1989.

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China. Nei Mongol: Hohhot, Daqing Shan, 31 May 1973, Y.C. Ma & C.J. Wu 32 (holotype HIMC [barcode HIMC0017878, image!] [https://www.cvh.ac.cn/spms/detail.php?id=e33a1be3]). Paratypes : China. Nei Mongol: Baotou, Wudang Zhao, 8 July 1959, Y.C. Ma et al. 4-47 (HIMC [barcode HIMC0017877, image!]) . China. Ulanqab Meng, Helinger, 19 July 1959, Y.C. Ma et al. 1-173 (HIMC [barcode HIMC0017879, image!]) .