Pedicularis microphyton Bureau & Franchet, J. Bot. (Morot) 5: 107. 1891; P. przewalskii var. microphyton (Bureau & Franchet) P. C. Tsoong.

Leaf blade ca. 2 cm X 2--4 mm, densely glandular pubescent. Calyx lobes usually 2 or 3. Corolla with purple-red galea and white to pale-yellow lower lip, not ciliate; tube apressed hirsute; lower lip not ciliate.

This subspecies includes two varieties: var. microphyton (Bureau & Franchet) P. C. Tsoong with a purple-red galea and white to pale yellow lower corolla lip that is not ciliate; and var. purpurea (Bonati) P. C. Tsoong with a purple corolla and ciliate lower lip. * Alpine meadows; 4200--4800 m. W Sichuan, SE Xizang