Japan Flora: Stems 60-80 cm. long, retrorsely short- pilose; radical and lower cauline leaves long-petiolate, 7-10 cm. wide, 5- to 7-parted nearly to the base, the lobes rhombic or rhombic-cuneate, deeply lobed on upper half, acute, sp- pressed-pilose above and on the nerves and nervules on under side; flowers rose-purple, about 3 cm. across, the pedicels re­trorsely appressed-pilose; petals loosely white-pilose near base; free portion of styles about 6 mm. long. Aug.-Sept. Grassy slopes in mountains; Honshu (centr. distr.); rare. Korea and Manchuria.

var. kiusianum (Koidz.) Hara. Leaves short-pilose beneath. Wet places in mountains; Kyushu.