短葶黄堇 duan ting huang jin

Herbs, clustered, ca. 9 cm tall, with taproot. Stems scape-shaped, very short, ca. 2.5 cm, without leaves. Basal leaves ca. 9 cm, long petiolate, bipinnate; primary pinnae ca. 6, petiolulate; secondary pinnules ca. 3, sessile, obovate, ca. 9 × 6 mm, deeply 3-divided; segments oblong-lanceolate, 4-5 mm. Raceme densely 5- or 6-flowered; bracts lanceolate, 5-6 mm. Pedicel ca. 5 mm, at fruiting elongated to 15-30 mm. Flowers almost erect, yellow. Sepals ovate, ca. 2 mm. Outer petals broad and flat, acuminate, without crest; upper petal ca. 1.2 cm; spur short, ca. 1/4 as long as petal, rounded-obtuse; lower petal ca. 8 mm, base narrow; inner petals crested, thickened and extended beyond apex. Capsule oval, ca. 6 × 4 mm; style ca. 6 mm. Fl. May-Jul, fr. Jun-Aug.

● Rock crevices, stony areas; 2800-3000 m. SW Sichuan (Muli).