• Family : Scrophulariaceae
  (Figwort Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : Orobanchaceae
• Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pedicularis hoffmeisteri Klotzsch
• Common name : Hoffmeister's Lousewort
• Habit : Perennial herb
• Habitat : Shrubberies and Open slopes
• Key identification features : Corolla yellow
• Flower, Fruit : June-September
• Distribution :
  • Uttarakhand : Valley of Flowers
  • Himachal Pradesh : Chamba district,Kinnaur district,Kullu district,Shimla district
• Native : India, Nepal, Tibet, West Himalaya
• Exotic/Native : Native
• World Distribution : West and Central Himalaya to South-West Tibet
• Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 188; Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 300; Nair, N. G (1977).Flora of Bashahr Himalayas. International Bioscience Publishers: 205; Chowdhery, H. J. & Wadhwa, B. H (1984). Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol. 1. Published BSI:525
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Pedicularis hoffmeisteri. Downloaded on 24 March 2023.

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