Herbs perennial, (6-)11-50 cm tall. Stem proximally brown crisped pilose or glabrous, distally shortly glandular hairy. Basal leaves caducous, similar to proximal cauline leaves. Cauline leaves 5-13; proximal ones with petiole 1.2-4 cm, brown pilose; leaf blade ovate-cordate, 1.9-4 × 1.5-2.7 cm, abaxially and marginally brown pilose, adaxially glabrous or brown pilose, base cordate, apex subobtuse or acute; distal leaves with petiole gradually shorter to absent, leaf blade ovate-cordate, 1.5-3.5 × 0.5-2.1 cm, abaxially glabrous or subglabrous, adaxially and marginally shortly glandular hairy, base cordate, amplexicaul. Cyme 3-6 cm, 3-12-flowered; pedicels 4-15 mm, shortly glandular hairy. Sepals reflexed, ovate to narrowly so, 2.5-4 × 1.4-2 mm, abaxially and marginally glandular hairy except at apex, veins 3, not confluent at apex, apex suberose. Petals yellow, small orange spotted, elliptic or narrowly so to ovate, 5-8 × 2.3-4 mm, not callose or 6-8-callose near base, 3(-6)-veined, base cuneate-rounded, contracted into a claw 0.4-0.9 mm, apex obtuse or acute. Stamens 4-5 mm. Ovary superior, ovoid, 3-3.5 mm; styles 1-1.6 mm. Fl. and fr. Aug-Oct. 2n = 16*, 32*, 48*.
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