Plants perennial, caulescent, not stoloniferous, 1–10 cm. Stems 1–5, decumbent to erect, leafy proximally and distally, glabrous, on caudex from fleshy rhizome. Leaves cauline; stipules lanceolate to ovate-or oblong-lanceolate or linear, margins sparingly glandular-fimbriate, apex acute; petiole 2–6 cm, glabrous; blade ovate to ovate-deltate or ovate-lanceolate, 1.2–2.4 × 0.7–1.3 cm, base broadly cuneate to rounded or truncate, margins entire or with 1–3 crenations on proximal 1/2, eciliate, apex acute to rounded, surfaces glabrous, sometimes with a few short hairs on veins abaxially. Peduncles 3.5–6 cm, glabrous. Flowers: sepals linear to linear-lanceolate, margins eciliate, auricles 0.5–1.5 mm; petals deep lemon-yellow adaxially, upper 2 reddish brown abaxially, lateral 2 and lowest dark brown-veined basally, lateral 2 bearded, lowest 7–11 mm, spur yellow, gibbous, 1–1.4 mm; style head bearded; cleistogamous flowers absent. Capsules ovoid, 3–4.5 mm, glabrous. Seeds light brown, ± 2 mm. 2n = 24.