Herb, up to 0.55 m high. Leaves basal, spreading near soil surface. Flowers: bracts deflexed at anthesis; sepals and petals fused with lip for ± half their length and usually forming a shallow sac beneath column; lip entrance 3-6 mm high; spurs often shorter than ovary, 3-7 mm long; perianth white with red markings; Jan.-Mar.
Terrestrial herb, up to 0.55 m high. Sepals and petals fused with lip for ± half their length and usually forming a shallow sac beneath column. Lip entrance 3-6 mm high. Spurs often shorter than ovary, 3-7 mm long. Flowers white with purple to brownish red lines and blotches.