[3][4] Chionographis species are perennial flowering plants that grow from rhizomes.

They produce a basal rosette of evergreen leaves, from the center of which emerges a flowering scape.

The scape produces a spike of many small white flowers.

The flowers are zygomorphic in shape, and when perfect have six tepals, one pistil, and six stamens.

[6] They are native to China, Japan, and Korea, and typically grow in moist places in the temperate forests' understory.