| Family | PLANTAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth. trib. Veronicae |
| Bibliography | Scroph. Ind.: 47 (1835) |
| Native Range | ne. Pakistan to w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subalpine |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 3300-4300m |
| Description | leaves mainly basal, 5-15cm long, narrowly elliptic to spathulate, coarsely, sharply dentate, flowers 8mm long, with exserted anthers, in cylindrical spike |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | pale blue, purplish blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Picrorhiza kurrooa Royle Picrorhiza lindleyana (Wall.) Wettst. Valeriana lindleyana Wall. Veronica lindleyana Wall. |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |