Potentilla concinna var. proxima (Rydb.) S.L.Welsh & B.C.Johnst.

Stems (0.2–)0.6–1.6 dm, lengths 2–3(–4) times basal leaves. Basal leaves usually palmate to subpalmate, sometimes subpinnate; leaflets on tip or to distal 1/4 of leaf axis, ± overlapping, proximal pairs ?sometimes doubled? often separated from others by 1–5(–10) mm of leaf axis; distal 1/3–2/3 of central leaflets incised 1/4–1/2 to midvein, teeth 2–4 per side, 1–3(–5) mm. Inflorescences (1–)3–12-flowered. Petals (2.5–)4–6 mm. Achenes 1.5–2 mm.