Bulb globose, with a long neck, c. 1 cm in diameter, covered with brownish scales. Plants up to 30 cm tall. Leaves narrowly linear, 2-3 mm broad. Bracts c. 5 mm long, white, membranous. Flowers light purple. Tepals c. 1 cm long, oblong to obovate, shortly acuminate. Stamens unequal, filaments adnate to the middle of the tepals. Fruit capsular, oblong.

Fl.Per.: Summer months.

Type: Central Asia: Karategin, 10-11000', Buchara, Lipsky (LE).

Distribution: Pamir, Alai & N. W. Hindukush.

Very similar to the previous species, but smaller in stature with light purple smaller flowers; it grows at higher altitudes. Not very common but appears to be under-collected in Chitral.