Drakaea concolor is similar to others in the genus in that it has a single, ground hugging leaf and an underground tuber.

[2] Its flower is also similar to those of other hammer orchids in that the labellum resembles a flightless female thynnid wasp however it can be distinguished by lacking a spine on the column.

[8] The Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife classifies the species as "threatened"[7] meaning that it is considered likely to become extinct, or rare and in need of special protection.

[9] The Australian Government lists its status under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act as "vulnerable".

The main threats to the species' survival are fire during its growing and flowering stages and grazing or trampling by pigs and goats in some habitats.