Herbs, not rhizomatous, not stoloniferous; caudex scaly. Flowering stems erect, leafless, 25-60 cm, minutely stipitate-glandular. Leaves in basal rosette; stipules present; petiole minutely stipitate-glandular; blade orbiculate to reniform, shallowly 5-11-lobed, lobes rounded, base cordate, ultimate margins crenate, stiffly ciliate, apex obtuse to rounded, surfaces minutely stipitate-glandular; venation palmate. Inflorescences racemes, terminal from axillary buds in basal rosette, 7-15-flowered, bracteate. Flowers: hypanthium adnate to ovary in proximal 1/2, free from ovary 1-1.5 mm, green, yellowish green, or pinkish green; sepals 5, green, yellowish green, or pinkish green; petals 5, white; nectary tissue not seen; stamens 5; filaments filiform; ovary 1/2-3/4 inferior, 1-locular; placentation parietal; styles absent; stigmas 2. Capsules 2-beaked. Seeds dark brown, ellipsoid, warty or smooth. x = 7.
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