| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Vavilovia formosa (Steven) Al.Fed. trib. Vicieae |
| Synonyms | Orobus formosus Steven |
| Pisum aucheri Jaub. & Spach | |
| Pisum frigidum Alef. | |
| Habitat | scree |
| Altitude | 2100-3500m |
| Description | underground shoots, stems short, leaves with two, broadly obovate-cuneate grey, glabrous leaflets, flowers solitary, 2cm long, in axills of lower leaves |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | crimson |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus (North Caucasus , Transcaucasus ) 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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