Rosette plants with firm taproot, solitary or in cushions. Leaves pinnate, 2-13 cm long, petiole up to 1.5 cm. Stipules membranous, long-hairy below, at least in the central part Leaflets (5-)8-16 pairs, elliptic to ovate, base rounded to cordate, often unequal, pinnatisect to pinnatipartite, rarely with small intermediary leaflets. Flowering stems short, 1-to 3-flowered. Flowers (4-)5(-6)-merous. Hypanthium densely long-hairy outside. Epicalyx leaves elliptic to ovate, 2-4.5 by 1-2.5 mm, normally undivided, rarely notched apically, usually with long hairs outside. Sepals triangular, 2-4.5 by 1-3 mm, acute, indumentum as epicalyx. Petals elliptic to obovate, 3-7 by 1.5-3.5 mm, yellow. Stamens 5-10, filaments up to 1.5 mm, anthers c. 0.8 mm. Torus low, hairy. Pistils 12-50 or more, ovary glabrous on short hairy stalk, style lateral. Achenes up to 1.5 mm long, brown (to black).
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