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Perennial; rosettes tufted, on stout decumbent stolons. Basal lvs broadly ovate to triangular, truncate to shallowly cordate at base, usually 3-fid to about 1/2 way, 1–2-dentate, glabrous above, usually weakly hairy beneath and on petiole, (7)–10–20 × (7)–10–20 mm; cauline lvs opposite or in loose whorls, similar to basal but smaller and more rounded at base. Pedicels short at flowering, terete, sparsely hairy, elongating to (2)–3–8–(12) cm at fruiting. Fls 6–9 mm diam. Sepals spreading, sparsely hairy or almost glabrous. Petals (2)–5, yellow, obovate; nectary single, 1–1.5 mm from petal base, covered by a small triangular scale. Receptacle sparsely to moderately hairy. Achenes 10–30, slightly flattened, glabrous, sometimes purple-blotched; body 1.5–1.8 mm long; beak straight, c. 0.3 mm long.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]