| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Cicer macracanthum Popov trib. Cicereae |
| Habitat | rocks and screes |
| Altitude | 1200-3800m |
| Description | shortly glandular-hirsute, leaves numerous, erect, tipped with spine, leaflets 6-9 pairs, obovate, finely dentate, truncate, peduncles rigid, tipped with spine, 1-flowered |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | bluish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | spinose shrub |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
Middle Asia (Kirgizistan , Tadzhikistan , Uzbekistan ) Western Asia (Afghanistan ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
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