Plants 12-14 cm tall. Leaves 2-4 cm x 2-4 mm, lanceolate. Bracts 2-2.5 mm long, linear. Calyx with one linear extension, sometimes with an additional reduced tooth, c. 2 mm long, ± the size of the fruit, tip 2-3 dentate. Achene curved and papillose, anterior groove deep; sterile locule pair c. equal in size to the fertile one.

Fl. Per.: April-May.

Type: Azerbaijan, Talysch, 4000-4500', Hohenacker s.n.(W).

Distribution: C. Asia, Turkey, Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.