| Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
| Genus species | Pedicularis brevifolia D.Don |
| Bibliography | Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 94 (1825) |
| Native Range | c. Nepal to n. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4000-4500m |
| Description | lower leaves petiolate, pinnate, segments oblong, incised-serrate, abaxially villose, upper leaves sessile, flowers sessile in verticillate spike |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | spring |
| 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 chitralensis Pennell Pedicularis lanigera Wall. |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (NEP Nepal, PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |