Caudex branches short. Stems tufted, (0.3–)1.5–6(–6.5) dm; base 1–2.5 mm diam., not or sparsely, sometimes moderately, septate-glandular. Leaves usually sparsely to moderately hairy, sometimes glabrate; basal (2–)5–20(–30) cm, leaflet pairs (2–)3–4(–5); terminal leaflet broadly obovate to cuneate, 1–4 × 0.7–3.5 cm, teeth usually single, 4–10(–14) per side, apex usually rounded to obtuse, rarely acute; cauline 1–2, reduced, leaflet pairs 2–3. Inflorescences (2–)5–30(–50)-flowered, not leafy, open, (1/6–)1/5–1/2(–4/5) of stem, narrow to wide, branch angles 10–40(–50)°. Pedicels 2–10 (proximal to 30) mm, predominantly short-hairy, sometimes velutinous, not or sparsely, sometimes moderately, septate-glandular. Flowers opening widely; epicalyx bractlets linear-lanceolate to narrowly elliptic, 2–5 × 0.5–1.5 mm; sepals spreading, 3–8(–9) mm, apex usually acute, sometimes obtuse and apiculate; petals ± overlapping, spreading, cream-white to bright yellow, broadly obovate, (3–)4–8(–10) × 3–8 mm, usually longer than, rarely equal to, sepals; filaments 1–3(–3.5) mm, anthers 0.6–1 mm; styles thickened, 1 mm. Achenes light brown, 1 mm.