| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Phlomoides speciosa (Rupr.) Adylov & al. |
| Bibliography | Opred. Rast. Sred. Azii 9: 95 (1987) |
| Native Range | Central Asia to Xinjiang and w. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 600-3500m |
| Description | lanate, basal leaves ovate, 10cm, bipinnatisect, segments ovate, irregularly crenate, spikes subglobular, 6-8cm long, whorls 4-5-flowered, flowers 40-45mm long |
| Size | 20-70cm |
| Color | yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C division in spring; cuttings in spring |
| Synonyms | Eremostachys cephalariifolia Popov Eremostachys laciniata var. bipinnatifida Regel Eremostachys speciosa Rupr. Eremostachys speciosa var. bipinnatifida (Regel) Popov Eremostachys speciosa var. subintegrifolia Popov Eremostachys speciosa var. viridifolia Popov Eremostachys superba var. bipinnatisecta Regel Eremostachys transiliensis Regel Phlomoides cephalariifolia (Popov) Adylov, Kamelin & Makhm. Phlomoides speciosa var. viridifolia (Popov) C.L.Xiang & H.Peng |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) 34 Western Asia (AFG Afghanistan) 36 China (CHX Xinjiang) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (PAK Pakistan, WHM West Himalaya) |