Sibbaldia purpurea Royle var. pentaphylla (J. Krause) Dikshit.

Herbs perennial, woody based. Rhizome robust. Flowering stems low, tufted, 2–5 cm tall. Radical leaves 1–1.5 cm including petiole; stipules abaxially brown, membranous, sparsely pilose or subglabrous; petiole sericeous; leaf blade palmately 5-foliolate; leaflets green on both surfaces, obovate or obovate-oblong, 3–8 × 2–5 mm, 2 lateral leaflets much smaller than 3 central ones, both surfaces densely white villous or sericeous-villous, base cuneate, apex truncate or obtuse and 2- or 3-serrate. Inflorescence axillary, 1–3-flowered. Flowers ca. 4 mm in diam., unisexual. Sepals 4 or 5, triangular-ovate, apex acute; epicalyx segments lanceolate, slightly shorter than sepals, abaxially pilose, apex acute. Petals yellowish white, obovate-oblong, apex obtuse. Stamens 4 or 5, inserted away from broad, 4- or 5-fid disk. Style lateral. Achenes glabrous. Fl. and fr. Jun–Aug.

Alpine meadows, rock crevices; 3700--4500 m. Qinghai, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan.