Perennial geophyte, 0.3-0.5 m high. Leaves green at flowering, strap-shaped, 4-13 mm wide. Flowers in a loose head, 30-45 mm long, pale pink with a deep pink median stripe, perianth segments flared upwards, narrowly lanceolate, 3-6 mm wide, edges undulate in upper half, slightly longer than stamens, apex recurved and spirally twisted; pollen yellow (not whitish as in N. humilis (Jacq.) Herb. from WC. Flowering time Apr., May.
Bulbous geophyte, 30-50 cm. Leaves 3 or 4, green at flowering, spreading, strap-shaped. Flowers in a loose head, tepals flared upwards, 2-5 mm wide, pale pink with a deep pink median stripe, undulate in upper half, apex recurved and slightly twisted, pollen yellow.
Bulbous geophyte, 15-35 cm. Leaves 4-6, dry or emergent at flowering, spreading to prostrate, strap-shaped, 4-10(-15) mm wide. Flowers pink, tepals flared upwards, 3-5 mm wide, undulate, pollen whitish.
Bulbous geophyte, 150-350 mm tall. Leaves several, dry or emergent at flowering, spreading to prostrate, 4-10 mm wide. Flowers flared upwards, tepals ± 4 mm wide, undulate, pink.