Plant: Annual acaulescent forb; herbage often pubescent Leaves: leaves 3-30 cm long, deeply toothed or lobed; ovary inferior Flowers: flowers 4-merous, showy, petals yellow, turning pinkish, 2-3 cm long; capsule at base a plant, sharply 4-angled, thick and hard. Notes: ovary hidden in leaves with very long hypanthium extending beyond leaves to showy flower References: J.C. Hickman, ed. The Jepson Manual.W.B. McDougal. Seed plants of Northern Arizona.ASU specimens.