| Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
| Genus species | Pedicularis comosa L. |
| Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 600 (1753) |
| Native Range | sc. France to s. Bulgaria and s. Italy |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 600-2300m |
| Description | stem leaves shortly petiolate, 1-2-pinnatisect, segments linear-lanceolate, serrate-incised, lobes mucronate, flowers in elongate, dense spike |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, 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 bicuspidata Griseb. & Schenk Pedicularis bulbosa Pall. Pedicularis comosa ssp. nevadensis (Pau) Romo Pedicularis comosa var. nevadensis Pau Pedicularis conica Pall. ex Steven Pedicularis flava Sm. Pedicularis frondosa Pall. ex Steven Pedicularis imbricata Pall. ex Steven Pedicularis jucunda Schott & Kotschy Pedicularis laciniosa Pall. ex Steven Pedicularis leucodon Rchb.f. Pedicularis ochroleuca Schloss. Pedicularis pyramidata Pall. ex Steven Pedicularis schlosseri Tomm. ex Nyman |
| Territory | 1 Europe 11 Middle Europe (CZE Czechoslovakia) 12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France, SPA Spain) 13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia) |