| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Hedysarum formosum Fisch. & C.A.Mey. ex Basiner trib. Hedysareae |
| Bibliography | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 6: 69 (1851) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | stems thick, setose, leaflets 6-10 pairs, ovate or ovate-elliptic, obtuse, green, adaxially glabrous, abaxially hirsute, raceme elongate, compact, pod spinose |
| Size | 20-50cm |
| Color | creamy |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Hedysarum buhseanum Boiss. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq, TUR Turkey) |