| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Chesneya rytidosperma Jaub. & Spach trib. Galegeae |
| Bibliography | Ill. Pl. Orient. 1: 93 (1842) |
| Native Range | Iran to e. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny 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 |
| Synonyms | Astragalus gibberosus Bertol. Chesneya euphratensis Lindl. Chesneya microphylla Vahl Chesneya olivierii Jaub. & Spach Chesneya velutina Jaub. & Spach Gueldenstaedtia oliveriana Fisch. ex Jaub & Spach |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, LBS Lebanon-Syria, TUR Turkey) |