Pterostylis falcata

Flowering plant to 30 cm tall, stem smooth. Rosette leaves 3–5, ovate-lanceolate to elliptic, 3–8 cm long 1.5–2.5 cm wide, scattered on the basal part of the stem, sessile, margins entire. Flower 5–8 cm long, erect or semi-nodding, dark green and white; galea apex flat or a long, sweeping curve; dorsal sepal acuminate, much longer than petals; lateral sepals erect, loosely embracing the galea leaving a lateral gap, sinus deeply v-shaped when viewed from the front, protruding in a shallow curve when viewed from the side, free points linear-tapered, 3–4 cm long, erect or recurved, apex sometimes toothed; petals narrow, subacute. Labellum narrowly ovate-lanceolate, 25–34 mm long, 3–4 mm wide, brown, curved forwards in the distal half, subacute to obtuse, distal half protruding from the sinus in the set position. Flowers Oct.–Feb.