Leaves pinnate, (3--)5-foliolate; leaflets ovate to elliptic-ovate, 2--9.5 × 0.9--4 cm, abaxially subglabrous to sparsely puberulous, base truncate-rounded to rounded, margin entire or to 2-dentate on each side. Sepals 6--8 × 2--4 mm, abaxially puberulous or glabrous, adaxially puberulous. Stamens 5.5--7 mm. Ovaries pubescent. Achenes 2--3.5 mm, pubescent; persistent style (1--)2 cm, white plumose. Fl. Jun--Sep, fr. Aug--Nov.

* Slopes, scrub, along streams; 600--1900 m. S Anhui, S Gansu, Guizhou, S to W Henan, Hubei, NW and S Hunan, S Jiangsu, N Jiangxi, S Shaanxi, Sichuan, N Zhejiang.