| Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
| Genus species | Pedicularis elwesii Hook.f. |
| Bibliography | Fl. Brit. India 4: 312 (1884) |
| Native Range | sc. China to e. & c. Himalaya and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 3200-4800m |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, oblong, abaxially densely tomentose, pinnatipartite, segments ovate, pinnatifid, double dentate, raceme 5-15cm, flowers 26-30mm long |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | purple, purplish red |
| 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 elwesii var. typica H.L.Li |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |