1.Rhizome dimorphic: short and thick (nodulose), and long and thin; sepals 5--12.
根状茎二形:短和厚(具节)和和薄;萼片5--12.(16
2.Rhizome long and thin or shortly nodulose; leaf blade ternate, petiole narrow; involucral bracts petiolate; pistils and achenes with distinct style and small, usually linear stigma.