| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Medicago papillosa Boiss. trib. Trifolieae |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 2: 23 (1843) |
| Native Range | Transcaucasus to ne. Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | leaves pinnate, leaflets obovate-oval, adaxially sparsely hirsute, abaxially pubescent, raceme 5-20-flowered, dense, globular, corolla 5-8mm, pod 3-6mm, glabrous |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Medicago dzhawkhetica Bordz. Medicago dzhawkhetica var. timofeewii Troitsky Medicago glutinosa ssp. papillosa (Boiss.) Ponert Medicago papillosa var. citrina K.A.Lesins & I.Lesins Medicago papillosa var. dzhawkhetica (Bordz.) Bordz. Medicago papillosa ssp. microcarpa Urb. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |