Key to Paraquilegia species in India (Modified from Pulsakar & D K Singh, 2011) :

1. Leaves 3- to 4-ternate; bracts 3-lobed; leaflet segments less than

      3 mm long, shorter than petal nectaries, less than 1.2 mm broad;

      habit slender; flowers April-May........................................................P. microphylla (Royle) J R Drum.

1. Leaves 1- to 2-ternate; bracts simple (not 3-lobed)................................(2)

2. Plants pubescent; leaves usually 1-ternate; sepals 10-12 mm

     long; foliage thin greenish; leafsegments 4-11 mm long; follicles 

     10-12 mm long..................................................................................P. caespitosa (Boiss. & Hohen) J R Drum

2. Plants glabrous; leaves 2-ternate or sub 2-ternate.................................(3)

3. Seeds glabrous, margin unequally winged (pectinate) on one side; leaf

      segments 3-sect with narrow lobules; bracts present on upper 1/4th

      (distal) region of scape; style apex curved or recurved-hooked;

      habit caespitose; leaflet segments longer; leaflet segments longer 

      than 3 mm, longer than petal nectaries, broader than 1.5 mm;

      habit caespitose; flowers June-August , ............................................P. gangotriana Pulsakar & D K Singh

3. Seeds puberulus, not winged; leaf segments 3-lobed with broad

      lobules; bracts present at about slightly above the middle of scape;

      style apex straight or slightly curved..................................................P. anemonoides (Willd.) Ulbr.