Herbs perennial. Roots robust, terete. Rhizome multicipital. Flowering stems densely tufted, erect, ascending, or spreading, 3–7 cm tall, white pilose, sometimes glabrescent. Radical leaves 1.5–3 cm including petiole; stipules brown, membranous, pilose or glabrescent; petiole white pilose; leaf blade pinnate with (3 or)4 or 5 pairs of leaflets; leaflets opposite or alternate, elliptic or obovate-elliptic, abaxially densely white sericeous or glabrescent, adaxially appressed white pilose or glabrescent, margin flat, pinnately parted almost to midvein, apex obtuse; segments 1–3 on each side of midvein, fasciated ligulate; cauline leaves reduced; stipules green, herbaceous, margin entire; leaf blade palmate or subpinnate; leaflets resembling those of radical leaves. Inflorescence cymose, 1- to several flowered. Flowers 0.7–1.2 cm in diam. Sepals elliptic-lanceolate or triangular-ovate, apex acute or acuminate; epicalyx segments narrowly fasciated, usually ca. 1/2 as long as sepals, abaxially pubescent and sparsely pilose. Petals yellow, obovate, ca. 1/2 as long as sepals, apex emarginate. Stamens ca. 20. Carpels numerous; style subterminal, ca. 1.5 × as long as ovary, base thickened, papillate; stigma dilated, capitate. Achenes not seen. Fl. Jul.

Mountain slopes, sandy river banks; 4000--5200 m. Qinghai, Xizang.