Cicer soongaricum Stephan ex DC. grows on dry detritous southern slopes in the upper part of the coniferous forest belt in the MOuntains of Central Asia, penetrates into the SE [Russian] Altai Mts. It belongs to the same genus as the chickpea.

A steep detritous dry southern slope of the Dzhazator River right bank terrace in its upper flow, at the Chikty Rivulet mouth, 2000 m above sea level, 20th July 1998. O. Kosterin