Perennial, base woody, stem densely pubescent. Leaf 1-3 cm long, leaflets 7-9, 3-7 mm long, 1.5-3 mm broad, lanceolate, acute, silvery-pubescent on both sides; petiole 5-15 mm long, stipules c. 3 mm long, membranous. Inflorescence a 3-6 cm long, peduncled raceme. Bracts 4-5 mm long. Calyx 10-12 mm long, pubescent, teeth 4-5 times longer than the tube. Corolla pink, 10-12 mm long, Keel and wings smaller. Ovary densely pilose. Fruit not seen.

Fl.Per.: July-August.

Holotype: Nuristan, Minjan Pass, 12000 ft., 26.7.1937, Koelz 12663 (W,US).

Distribution: Pakistan, Kashmir, Russia (Tien Shan, Pamir Alai).