Stems 5–20 cm. Leaves basal and few cauline; the blade glabrous to glandular-puberulent, 3–8 cm long; leaflets obovate, deeply lobed, 4–8 mm long. Flowers: hypanthium cup-shaped, 2–3 mm long; sepals 2–4 mm long; petals barely shorter than the sepals. Fruit ca. 2 mm long (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).