Gynoecia partly inferior. Stigmas per style 1. Arctic, or alpine. Range in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago wide-spread. Ecology and habitat.
Flowers are slightly protandrous, or distinctly homogamous.
Seeds do not germinate until a year after they are formed, unless they are exposed to hard frost. Taxon as an environmental indicator. This species is indicative of areas sufficiently damp that mosses are present, such as late snow patches. It varies considerably in height, hairiness, and the colour of the petals. It is frequent almost everywhere, and in places rather abundant, although so small as to be often overlooked.