| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Chesneya rytidosperma Jaub. & Spach trib. Galegeae |
| Synonyms | Chesneya euphratensis Lindl. |
| Chesneya microphylla Vahl | |
| Chesneya olivieri Jaub. & Spach | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 100-1300m |
| Description | grey tomentose, leaves 3-5-jugate, leaflets obovate-orbiculate, obtuse, stipules shortly ovate, acute, peduncles 1-2-flowered, pod tomentose, erect, acuminate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | carpet |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran , Iraq , Lebanon-Syria , Turkey) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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