Caragana opulens var. trichophylla Z.H. Gao & S.C. Zhang, Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 9(3): 63. 1989.

Type.

China. Gansu: Minqinxian (Cultivated in Garden of Minqin Desert Botanica), 13 May 1988, Z.H. Gao & S.C. Zhang 88001 (MQ, n.v.). Paratype : China. Gansu: Qilianshan, Qilianlinchang, Z.H. Gao 86002 (MQ, n.v.) .