| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Ebenus stellata Boiss. trib. Hedysareae |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 100 (1843) |
| Native Range | Iran to nw. India, Oman |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | stony grassland |
| Description | white tomentose, long spinose, leaflets 1-3 pairs, oblong-lanceolate, mucronate, stipules bidentate, heads spherical, bracts oblong, acuminate, calyx densely hirsute |
| Size | 25-35cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Ebenidium tragacanthoides (Jaub. & Spach) Kuntze Ebenus erinacea Jaub. & Spach Ebenus ferruginea Jaub. & Spach Ebenus horrida Jaub. & Spach Ebenus tragacanthoides Jaub. & Spach |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 35 Arabian Peninsula (OMA Oman) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (IND India, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |