A slender ground orchid. In flowers it grows 40 cm tall. There is a ring of flat leaves near the base. There are small tubers. It grows in colonies. There are a ring of about 8 leaves around the flower stalk. They are oval and 3-6 cm long by about 2 cm wide. The flower occurs singly and has a hood like structure. It is green and white with reddish-brown streaks. The fruit are capsules.