Bulbous geophyte, 15-30 cm. Leaves 15-25, dry at flowering, suberect, narrowly strap-shaped, spiralled, fringed with long, upturned hairs, basal sheath minutely spotted when exposed. Flower large, cup-shaped, ivory or pink, anthers more than 20, in 6 clusters. Berry fleshy, yellow.
A lily. The fruit are long and club shaped.