| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Ebenus sibthorpii DC. trib. Hedysareae |
| Bibliography | Prodr. 2: 351 (1825) |
| Native Range | se. Greece to Aegean Islands |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 200-800m |
| Description | appresed hirsute, stems numerous, procumbent, leaflets 3-4-pairs, minute, oblong or elliptic, mucronate, floral heads globular, bracts ovate, mucronate |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Anthyllis sericea Willd. Ebenidium sibthorpii (DC.) Kuntze Hedysarum ebenus Raeusch Vulneraria sericea (Willd.) Link |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (GRC Greece) 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (EAI East Aegean Is.) |