Class
Family
Genus
Tufted perennial; rhizome stout. Stem erect, with silky hairs or almost glabrous, 20–30 cm tall. Lvs 1–2-ternate, fleshy, glaucous, 10–20 cm diam., with silky hairs; lobes toothed or divided. Fls 1–3 per stem, 4–6 cm diam.; pedicels hairy. Sepals spreading, hairy. Petals 15–25, white, linear-oblong; nectary single, 1–2–(4) mm from petal base, naked. Receptacle hairy. Achenes very numerous, not flattened, hairy; body 2–3 mm long; beak straight or curved, 4–6 mm long.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]