Description from
Flora of China
Potentilla forrestii var. subpinnata (Handel-Mazzetti) Handel-Mazzetti.
Radical leaves subpinnately (3–)5–7(or 8)-foliolate. Inflorescence a many-flowered cyme. Epicalyx segments acute or 1- or 2-fid at apex.
Alpine meadows, gravel fields; 3100--3600 m. Sichuan, Yunnan.