Flowering stems 5-10 cm, from a multicipital caudex, lfless or few- lvd below the congested cymes; basal lvs overtopping the stem; lfls cuneate to obovate, 1-3 cm, sparsely pilose, 3-5-toothed at the tip; sep longer than the bractlets, twice as long as the pet; 2n=14. Circumboreal, s. to alpine regions of e. Que. and n. N.H., and to Colo. and Calif. June, July.
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