| Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
| Genus species | Pedicularis pycnantha Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 12: 45 (1853) |
| Native Range | n. Iraq to Turkmenistan and w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 1500-5000m |
| Description | basal leaves long petiolate, lanceolate, pinnatifid, segments linear, acute, dentate, spike oblong, dense, many flowered, flowers ca. 25mm long, sepals subulate |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | rose |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 |
| Synonyms | Pedicularis mobayenii Parsa Pedicularis pycnantha var. glabrata Bornm. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (TKM Turkmenistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran, IRQ Iraq) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |