| Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
| Genus species | Pedicularis roylei Maxim. |
| Bibliography | Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 27: 517 (1882) |
| Native Range | sc. China to ne. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| 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 | 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 |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |