| Family | FABACEAE |
| Genus species | Cicer pungens Boiss. trib. Cicereae |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 2: 44 (1856) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Afghanistan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Description | leaflets 2-4pairs, rachis elongate into long spine, minutely pubescent, obovate-cuneate, acute-dentate, flowers solitary, pedicellate, axillary, calyx shortly hirsute |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | rose |
| 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 spinosum Popov |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) |