Stem c. 15 cm tall, young branch villous. Leaf paripinnately compound-spiny, c. 4-5 cm long; leaflets 8-10, c. 4-10 mm long, c. 1 mm broad, acute, mucro. nate, appressly pilose, becoming glabrescent. Inflorescence an axillary globose head, Bracts c. 10 mm long, villous. Calyx c. 11-13 mm long, densely villous, teeth c. 4.5-5 mm long. Vexillum c. 15-16 mm long. Wing and keel slightly shorter. Ovary villous, style pilose at base.

Fl.Per.: June-August.

Type: Ghazni, 2400 m, 23.6.1948, Koie 3219 (W;C).

Distribution: Afghanistan; Pakistan (N.W.F. Province).