Pedicularis futtereri Diels ex Futterer; P. goniantha Bureau & Franchet; P. szetschuanica Maximowicz var. longispicata Bonati ex H. Limpricht; P. verticillata Linnaeus var. chinensis Maximowicz.

Plants usually 20--40 cm tall, not densely villous throughout. Basal leaves few. Inflorescences interrupted. Lobes of lower corolla lip indistinctly emarginate. Capsule small.

This subspecies includes two forms: f. kansuensis with a purple-pink to purple-red corolla, and f. albiflora H. L. Li with a white corolla. * Gravelly ground and grassy slopes in subalpine zone, damp grassy areas along field margins, damp slopes; 1800--4600 m. S and SW Gansu, Qinghai, W Sichuan, E and NE Xizang