Pecteilis radiata is a perennial orchid of 15-40cm in height, inhabiting sunny marshes in fields and mountains, having oblong pseudobulbs underground, from which thin stolons emerge, making new bulbs at the ends. Leaves are alternate, broadly linear, 5-10cm long, and 3-6mm wide, with the bases growing into sheath-like structures that embrace the stems. The stems, on their upper portions, bear 1-4 white, 3 cm across flowers. Sepals are green, and side petals are rhombic oval, standing to cover the gynostemium. Lips are cleft in three, and the side lobes develop fan-likely and re-cleft delicately into acceptable segments. The central lobes are linear, and the spur, 3-4cm long, is pendent. Bloom time: August.