| Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
| Genus species | Pedicularis roylei Maxim. |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3400-5500m |
| Description | leaves in whorls of 3 or 4, petiolate, lanceolate-oblong, 2-5cm, pinnatipartite, segments lanceolate, incised-dentate, inflorescence racemose, flowers 17-25mm long |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | purplish red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , Pakistan , West Himalaya) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | OROBANCHACEAE
roylei speciosa T.Yamaz., Bull. Univ. Mus. Univ. Tokyo 31: 101 (1988)
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