It is widespread across much of Asia, including China, Japan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Iran, the Indian Subcontinent, Afghanistan, and Southeast Asia, as well as in New Guinea and in some of the islands of the Pacific.

[1] It is naturalized in Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Tamaulipas (in northeastern Mexico), West Indies, Hawaii, California, and the southeastern United States from Texas to Georgia.

[2][3][4][5][6] Zeuxine strateumatica is a perennial herb up to 25 cm tall.

[3] In its natural habitat in Asia, Zeuxine strateumatica grows in grasslands, and along streambanks.

[1] In places where it is introduced, it frequently grows in lawns and agricultural fields, and is thus considered a nuisance weed.