Herbs 5–15 cm high, dioecious. Leaves 3, linear, narrowly to broadly linear, or lanceolate, 2–12 cm long, 1.5–8 mm wide (measured at midpoint). Flowers 2–9; tepals elliptic, 5–11 mm long, shortly fused basally, spreading, white; nectary 1 per tepal, situated about one-third from base of tepal, white or faint violet, raised, sometimes with a narrow central beak; stamens from one-third to half as long as tepals, anthers purple. Flowers Jul.–Oct.
MuM, Wim, GleP, Brid, VVP, VRiv, MuF, GipP, OtP, WaP, Gold, CVU, GGr, DunT, NIS, WPro, HNF. Scattered in western and central areas (e.g. Stawell-Horsham area, Portland, Port Campbell, Maryborough, Bendigo and Rushworth areas, Geelong), but uncommon, known only from Wilsons Promontory in the east.
