Phlomis franchetiana var. aristata C. Y. Wu; P. franchetiana var. leptophylla C. Y. Wu.

Stems 60-90 cm tall, much branched, densely tawny stellate pubescent. Petiole 0.5-9 cm; stem leaf blades broadly ovate to oblong, 3.5-18 × 1.7-11.5 cm, reduced apically, adaxially slightly corrugate, stellate hispidulous, abaxially densely stellate pilose, base strongly cordate, margin crenate-serrate to crenate or subentire, apex acuminate. Verticillasters numerous, 4-14-flowered; floral leaves with petiole 2-5 mm, blade 1.5-4 × 0.7-2.3 cm, longer than verticillasters; bracts 1-1.5 mm. Calyx tubular, ca. 10 × 5 mm, stellate pubescent outside; teeth ca. 1 mm, apex tufted hairy inside, spine 3-4 mm. Corolla purple to white, ca. 1.4 cm, silky-tomentulose except for glabrous tube outside, pilose annulate; upper lip ca. 6 mm, margin denticulate, bearded inside; lower lip ca. 6 × 8 mm, lobes ovate, middle lobe ca. 4 × 3.5 mm. Stamens included; filaments long hairy, posterior 2 with an upwardly curved, short-spurred basal appendage. Nutlets glabrous. Fl. Jun-Sep, fr. Oct.

* Grassy slopes; 1900-2500 m. Yunnan.