It is a perennial geophyte plant. It grows 10–25 centimetres (0.33–0.82 ft) high. It blooms from March to April. Each plant only blooms for a day, from morning to morning. It attracts drosophilids (vinegar flies) as pollinators by emitting odor molecules that resemble those produced during alcoholic fermentation of rotting fruit initiated by yeast. The fruit contains seeds which are distributed by birds.