Japan Flora: Rhizomes rather thickened, short; terminal leaflets elliptic to broadly ovate, 2-5 cm. long, 1-3 cm. wide, subobtuse, loosely ap- presscd-pubcscent on upper side, pale green and prominently to distinctly appressed-pubescent especially on nerves beneath, the margin with ovate or subdeltoid teeth, the petioles with spreading pubescence; scapes 1- to 4-flowered, with spreading pubescence, as long as the leaves or slightly longer; flowers 1.5-2 cm. across, on ascending-pubescent pedicels; calyx-seg­ments narrowly ovate, acuminate, appressed-pubescent outside; stamens 3-4 mm. long; receptacles loosely short-pilose in fruit, broadly ovoid to subglobose, about )0 mm. across, the achenes in pits on the receptacles, many, smooth or very obsoletely nerved. May-July. Mountains.

Honshu (Kanto and centr.distr.), Kyushu (Yakushima). Korea (Quelpaert Isl.)

Korea Flora: Perennial herb from mountain forests; height 30-70cm; numerous runners; basal leaves trifoliate; leaflets 2-5cm × 1-2cm with fine teeth; inflorescence 2cm; sepals 1-3 times longer than petals; petals white; fruit 3-4mm, red with numerous seeds on surface; inflorescence 10mm.