Herb, up to 35 cm tall. Leaves few, spreading, 4-11 x 3-10 cm, glabrous or hirsute, suborbicular to orbicular or broadly obovate, base cordate or sometimes rounded, apex rounded or sometimes abruptly acuminate; margin entire to occasionally denticulate at top, ciliate. Petiole 1-2(-5)cm long, glabrous or hirsute. Inflorescence a one sided raceme or corymbose, often subtended by an ovate leafy bract; bract glabrous or sparsely ciliate; scape and inflorescence greenish or pink tinged. Peduncle up to 10 cm long; flowers pink to purplish, pedicellate. Sepals c. 7 mm long, oblong. Petals 10 x 4 mm, unguiculate, limb orbicular. Filaments c. 1 cm long, pink to red. Carpels 2. Styles c. 7 mm long. Carpels and styles green or pinkish. Capsule 13 x 6 mm, including styles. Seeds elongated, c. 1 mm long, brown, minutely tuberculate.

Lower Taxa

• Bergenia ciliata f. ciliata Yeo
• Bergenia ciliata f. ligulata Yeo

Related Synonym(s):

• Bergenia himalaica Boriss. = Bergenia ciliata f. ligulata Yeo
• Bergenia ligulata sensu Blatter = Bergenia ciliata f. ligulata Yeo
• Saxifraga ligulata Wall. = Bergenia ciliata f. ligulata Yeo