Class
Family
Genus
Tufted perennial, 5–25 cm tall; rhizome 0. Lvs ternate; leaflets stalked, 5–10–(25) mm diam., divided to 1/2 way or more into 3 crenate or bluntly toothed lobes, hairy or almost glabrous. Fls 1–3 per stem, (8)–10–15–(18) mm diam.; pedicels long, with silky hairs. Sepals spreading, hairy. Petals 5, yellow, narrowly obovate; nectary single, c. 2 mm from petal base, covered by a small rounded scale. Receptacle hairy. Achenes 10–15, flattened, glabrous; body broad, (2.5)–3–4 mm long; beak straight or curved, broad, 0.5–1 mm long.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Flowering: Jan.; Fruiting: Jan.