Himalayan Oxygraphis is an small, early flowering Himalayan plant sporting yellow or bronze flowers with many narrow petals. Flowers are 1-2.5 cm across, with petals oblong to spoon-shaped. Leaves are all at the base. They are leathery, stalked, rounded to heart-shaped, 0.5-5 cm. The leaves are sometimes lobed. Himalayan Oxygraphis is common on the open slopes of the Himalayas, from Kashmir to Burma, at altitudes of 2200-4500 m. Flowering: April-June.