| Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
| Genus species | Pedicularis japonica Miq. |
| Bibliography | Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 121 (1866) |
| Native Range | n. Japan |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | erect, glabrous, leaves shortly petiolate, lanceolate, pinnatifid, segments short, narrowly lanceolate, sharply dentate, flowers in short, ovoid spike, whorls 3-4-flowered |
| Size | 8-20cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring just as young growth commences |
| Synonyms | Pedicularis chamissonis f. albiflora Horli Pedicularis chamissonis var. hokkaidoensis T.Shimizu Pedicularis chamissonis ssp. japonica (Miq.) Ivanina Pedicularis chamissonis var. japonica (Miq.) Maxim. Pedicularis chamissonis f. leucantha Horii Pedicularis fauriaei Bonati |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 38 Eastern Asia (JAP Japan) |