Pedicularis procera

Rocky mountain Betony; unrelated to European Wood Betony.

This herb is said to have muscle relaxing properties that surpass valerian. Perennial, for information regarding medicinal uses of this see also Michael Moore's book Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West which can be ordered online at http://www.museumofnewmexico.org/MNMPress/order.html
This book is excellent; it gives detailed taxonomy descriptions of many medicinal plants, including many listed on this sight.
For more information about Pedicularis species go to: http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/ped_pro.htm. Buyers have described our dried herb as awesome. Seeds must be cold stratified for germination; see instructions for this in the growing aids section located at the bottom of this page.