Leaf blades ovate-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, 6–9 × 1–3 cm, base broadly cuneate to rounded, margin incised pinnatifid, deeply and sharply incised doubly serrate. Inflorescences 5–7 cm in diam.

This taxon was lectotypified (Sun, M. & Q. Lin. 2008. Guihaia 28(3): 296) after publication of the family treatment for the Flora of China.

Thickets, alpine steppes; 3200--4000 m. Henan, Sichuan, Yunnan.