Pedicularis shawii P. C. Tsoong, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 3: 309. 1955; P. roylei var. cinerascens Marquand.

Plants usually gray pubescent throughout. Roots thickened, to 10 X 0.8 cm in diam. Basal leaves ca. 2 cm X 8 mm; segments ovate to oblong. Inflorescence axis, bracts, and calyx without deep purple hairs. Corolla 1.7--1.9 cm; galea slightly shorter than to as long as lower lip, 5--6 mm.

* Among small Rhododendron, alpine meadows; 4200--4800 m. E Xizang.