Tufted perennial; roots fibrous. Stems, petioles and leaf-blades with appressed hairs. Leaves basal; petiole 1–10 cm long; lamina obliquely ovate to deltate in outline, 1–3.5 cm long, simple, 3-partite, or trifoliolate with lanceolate to elliptic lateral leaflets, these often not opposed on rachis; leaflets entire or further toothed to ternately dissected. Flowering stems 1-flowered, 2–15 cm long. Sepals 5, spreading, ovate, 3.5–7 mm long, densely appressed-hairy below. Petals 5, broadly obovate-cuneate, 8–15 mm long, golden-yellow, often tinged crimson or purple beneath; nectary near petal-base, with lobe ovate to oblong, 0.5–1 mm long, free for more than half this length. Stamens 30–50. Pistils 20–40. Receptacle glabrous in stamen zone, hirsute above. Achenes obovate-cuneate, 3–4 mm long, flattened; marginal ridge slightly raised; beak slender, 0.7–1.2 mm long, ± erect, tip recurved.
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