Herbs perennial, acaulous, rhizomes absent, stolons often present, <numerous, slender, with bulblets at tips>, bulbs usually clustered, sometimes solitary; bulb scales (3–)5–7-nerved. Leaves basal, <rarely absent at flowering>; petiole 10–22 cm; leaflets 3, green, obtriangular to broadly obtriangular, 20–50 mm, lobed 1/5–1/3 length, <lobes apically truncate>, surfaces glabrous, oxalate deposits absent. Inflorescences umbelliform cymes, 3–12(–18)-flowered; scapes 7–30 cm, glabrous or sparsely hairy. Flowers semihomostylous; sepal apices with 2 orange tubercles; petals usually lavender to purple, less commonly pink or white, 8–12 mm. Capsules ellipsoid, 3–8 mm, glabrous.
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