| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Cicer tragacanthoides Jaub. & Spach trib. Cicereae |
| Bibliography | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 18: 234 (1842) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Iran |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 1500-2000m |
| Description | shortly glandular-hirsute, leaves 7-10cm, tipped with spine, leaflets 6-10 pairs, obovate, truncate, finely dentate, 8-10mm long, peduncles shorter than leaves, 1-flowered |
| Size | 20-40cm |
| 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 kopetdaghense Lincz. Cicer straussii Bornm. Cicer tragacanthoides var. turcomanicum Popov |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (IRN Iran) |