| Family | OROBANCHACEAE |
| Genus species | Pedicularis elephas Boiss. |
| Bibliography | Diagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 81 (1844) |
| Native Range | nc. Iran to Central Asia and nw. Pakistan |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Description | stems glabrous, basal leaves petiolate, oblong, pinnatisect, segments dentate, glabrous, stem leaves alternate, inflorescence racemose, 2-5cm, 2-8-flowered, corolla 3-4cm |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| Color | whitish |
| 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 peduncularis Popov Pedicularis rhinanthoides var. flaviflora Bonati Pedicularis rhinanthoides ssp. rotundata Vved. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan, IRN Iran) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan) |