Description: Stemless perennial herb, to 15 cm (6 in.) tall. Leaves borne directly from the woody base. Leaf blades up to 5 cm (2 in.) long, palmately dissected into three lobes, each lobed once or twice more. Petioles (leaf stalks) to 10 cm (4 in.) long, purple-black in color. Inflorescence longer than leaf stalk, bearing a single globose umbel
5 - 9 mm (to 0.3 in.) in diameter. Flowers numerous and densely congested; sepals triangular; petals 5, purple. Fruit dry, to 7 mm (0.3 in.), wedge-shaped to obovate, hairy. Time of flowering: April to May.
Habitat: Found in desert washes and disturbed areas, in loose sandy, gravelly and somewhat alkaline soils; found in blackbrush, shadscale, and mixed scrub communities. Elevations: 960 - 2,048 m (3,150 - 6,720 ft).
Range: Nevada endemic. Known from Lincoln and Nye counties, Nevada.
Comments: This species has not been found in Clark County, but occurs close to the northern County line.