It is endemic to Florida in the United States, where it faces many threats to its existence, but so far remains viable.

[2] The plant is a perennial herb producing a thin stem up to 1.5 meters long from a bulb up to 1.5 centimeters wide.

The basal leaves are the longest,[3] up to 4 or 5 centimeters long,[1] while those near the ends of the stem branches are much reduced.

Threats to its survival are thought to be serious, however, with the degradation and destruction of Florida's wildlands being the main problem.

Related threats include the draining and clearing of habitat for residential, commercial, and agricultural development, roadside maintenance, and fire suppression in remaining patches of wildfire-adapted ecosystems.