Rhizome elongate, slender, ca. 2 mm thick. Stem sometimes branched distally, ± flexuous, 20--45 cm, pubescent. Leaves oblong, ovate-lanceolate, or ovate-elliptic, 4--11 × 2--4 cm, thinly papery, base cordate, margin ciliate-denticulate, apex long acuminate. Flowers (2 or)3 or 4 in a terminal, umbel-like inflorescence, suberect; pedicel 1.5--3 cm, pubescent. Tepals white, spotted with purple, ovate-lanceolate, 8--9 × 2--3 mm, apex cuspidate-caudate. Filaments ca. 3 mm; anthers elliptic. Ovary globose, winged along angles. Style 3.5--4 mm, much longer than ovary; stigma distinctly 3-lobed. Berry 2-or 3-seeded. Seeds suborbicular, furrowed. Fl. May, fr. Aug.
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A herb. The rhizome is long and slender. It is 2 mm thick. The stem can be branched towards the end. It is 20-45 cm long and flexible and hairy. The leaves are oval to sword shaped and 4-11 cm long by 2-4 cm wide. The base is heart shaped and there are fine teeth along the edge. There are 3 or 4 flowers in a flat topped arrangement. They are white spotted wit purple. The fruit is a 2 or 3 seeded berry.
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