| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Hedysarum varium Willd. trib. Hedysareae |
| Synonyms | Hedysarum ancyrense Freyn |
| Hedysarum lydium Boiss. | |
| Hedysarum sipyleum Boiss. | |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 300-2100m |
| Description | leaflets 4-9 pairs, oblong to oblong-elliptic, 5-20mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially adpressed hirsute, flowers to 20 in raceme, corolla 15-20mm long, pod subglabrous |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | yellow, yellowish purple |
| 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 cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Europe
Southeastern Europe Asia-Temperate Caucasus Western Asia |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | FABACEAE
varium typicum ined.
varium pluriphylla Ponert, Feddes Repert. 83(9-10): 641 (1973)
varium syriacum (Boiss.) C.C.Towns., Kew. Bull. 25(3): 470 (1971)
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