Anemonastrum demissum (J. D. Hooker & Thomson) Holub; A. polyanthes (D. Don) Holub; Anemone bicolor H. Léveillé; A. demissa var. connectens Brühl; A. demissa var. grandiflora C. Marquand & Airy Shaw; A. demissa var. monantha Brühl; A. demissa var. umbellata Brühl; A. narcissiflora Linnaeus var. demissa (J. D. Hooker & Thomson) Janczewski; A. polyanthes D. Don.

Petiole sparsely or densely villous; leaf blade ovate, to 5 cm wide; lateral segments much smaller than central one. Scape 10--20 cm; cyme few flowered. Fl. Jun--Jul.

Sparse forests, grassy slopes; 3200--4600 m. SW Gansu, S Qinghai, W Sichuan, E and S Xizang [Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim, Pakistan].