Leaves 5-17 × 0.6-1 cm; blade dull grayish green, linear-lanceolate. Scape 5-6 dm. Flowers: perianth white, cylindrical, 6-8 mm, lobes spreading. Fruits: beaks gradually tapering distally. Flowering year round. Everglades, pinelands; 0 m; of conservation concern; Fla.; West Indies (Bahamas: Abaco and Andros Islands).