| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Hedysarum varium Willd. trib. Hedysareae |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 3: 1206 (1803) |
| Native Range | Transcaucasus to Turkey |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 300-2100m |
| Description | leaflets 4-9 pairs, oblong to oblong-elliptic, 5-20mm, adaxially glabrous, abaxially adpressed hirsute, flowers to 20 in raceme, corolla 15-20mm long, pod subglabrous |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | yellow, yellowish purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Echinolobium varium (Willd.) Desv. Hedysarum ancyrense Freyn Hedysarum callichroum Boiss. Hedysarum dumetorum Boiss. & Heldr. Hedysarum incanum Ledeb. Hedysarum lydium Boiss. Hedysarum palavicum Hochst. Hedysarum phrygium Boiss. & Balansa Hedysarum sipyleum Boiss. Hedysarum syriacum Boiss. Hedysarum sulphureum Boiss. |
| Territory | 1 Europe 13 Southeastern Europe (TUE Turkey-in-Europe) 3 Asia-Temperate 33 Caucasus (TCS Transcaucasus) 34 Western Asia (TUR Turkey) |