Distribution
Ukraine

Native to: Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Lebanon-Syria, Romania, Sinai, South European Russi, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine
Introduced into: Colorado, France, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Sardegna, Spain, Washington

Herbs or subshrubs. Stems: branches ± spreading. Leaves 2-6 cm; proximal stipules basally connate, distal distinct, green, lanceolate to ovate or elliptic, 4-10 mm; petiole 1-1.5 cm; leaflets 1-4.5 × 0.6-3 cm; awn between leaflets linear or lanceolate, 1 mm. Pedicels 4-10 mm. Flowers 6-7 mm diam.; sepals ovate to elliptic, 5-7 × 3.5-5.5 mm, margins white; petals obovate, 7-8 mm; stamens exserted [included], 11-12 mm; filaments red-orange, ± linear, basal scales red-orange, apex notched; anthers red-orange. Capsules 1-3.5 × 0.4-0.5 cm; style threadlike, to 7 mm. Seeds 2-3 mm.
Flowering Apr-Jun. Dry disturbed areas; 0-1000 m