Its flowers consist of three white to pink petals above three green sepals. The plant grows seven to ten inches tall. It can be found in woodlands, usually on slopes. The species is listed RARE by the Missouri Department of Conservation.
Individual plants grow seven to ten inches tall.
The slender, solitary stems are dark green with a purplish tinge near the ground. They grow from a thickened rhizome. The flower is conspicuous because of three flower petals surrounded by three similar green sepals. Its three leaves grow around the stem in a circle. They are blunt or rounded at the tips.