| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Cicer macracanthum Popov trib. Cicereae |
| Bibliography | Byull. Sredne-Aziatsk. Gosud. Univ. 15.(Suppl.): 16 (1927) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Afghanistan and w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks and scree |
| Altitude | 1200-3800m |
| Description | shortly glandular-hirsute, leaves numerous, erect, tipped with spine, leaflets 6-9 pairs, obovate, finely dentate, truncate, peduncles rigid, tipped with spine, 1-flowered |
| Size | 10-35cm |
| Color | bluish violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 1-3 months cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Cicer garanicum Boriss. Cicer songaricum var. spinosum Aitch. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |