| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Onobrychis melanotricha Boiss. trib. Hedysareae |
| Synonyms | Onobrychis belangerii Boiss. & Buhse |
| Onobrychis linearis Pau & Vicioso | |
| Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
| Description | acaulescent, grey sericeous, leaflets 4-5 pairs, minute, ovate-orbiculate or oblong, obtuse, conduplicate, raceme lax, calyx hirsute, pod lunulate, pedunculate |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | red, yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia (Iran) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
melanotricha ecbatanaica Ranjbar & Behjou, Itan. J. Bot. 16(1): 13 (2010)
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