| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Vicia alpestris Steven trib. Vicieae |
| Bibliography | Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 4: 93 (1813) |
| Native Range | Caucasus to Iran and Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2700-3300m |
| Description | stems ascendent, leaflets 8-16, oblong-elliptic, 5-14mm, densely grey pubescent, raceme long pedunculate, 3-9-flowered, flowers 14-20mm long, calyx purple |
| Size | 5-40cm |
| Color | bluish purple, red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | soaked seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in early spring and fall; basal cuttings in spring |
| Synonyms | Ervum alpestre (Steven) Trautv. Vicia anisodonta Boiss. & Á.Huet Vicia azurea K.Koch Vicia purpurea Steven |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (NCS North Caucasus, TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran, TUR Turkey) |