| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Onobrychis spinosissima Baker trib. Hedysareae |
| Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 49 (1880) |
| Native Range | Afghanistan to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2800-3600m |
| Description | appresed grey hirsute, erinaceous, stipules lanceolate, leaflets 10-12 pairs, small, approximate, ovate-oblong, obtuse, flowers 1-2 in subsessile raceme amongst leaves |
| Size | 4-10cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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 basal cuttings in late spring and late summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (WHM West Himalaya) |