Tufted perennial; rhizome stout. Stem erect, sparsely pilose, 50-80 cm tall. Basal lvs orbicular, ternatifid to 3/4 way, fleshy, glabrous to pilose, mostly 5-15 cm diam.; lobes ternatifid and bluntly toothed or crenate. Cauline lvs similar to basal but ± reniform; lobes of upper lvs narrow, entire. Fls 1-3-(7) per stem, 2.5-3.5 cm diam.; pedicels hairy. Sepals spreading, hairy. Petals 8-15, yellow, narrowly cuneate-obovate; nectary single, 1-2 mm from petal base, naked. Receptacle sparsely pilose. Achenes numerous, not flattened, glabrous or sparsely pilose; body 2.5-3 mm long; beak straight, 3-5 mm long.
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