[1][2] It is a small puberulent orchid with only cauline leaves in an upright stem, which are clasping, elliptic to lanceolate, parallel-veined and plicate.

The plant may be colonial, propagating through rhizomes, but is often seen as a single stem.

The lip is semi-transparent with bright yellow net-like lines, and with a more-or-less puckered mouth and enrolled margins.

[1] It ranges from Southern Chiapas State, Mexico into Guatemala inhabiting open grassy slopes with shallow seeps on south facing hills in juniper woodlands at elevations of 1,000 to 1,450 meters.

Dickinson's lady's slipper prefers warm to cool temperatures and blooms in late spring and summer.