Plant: to 30cm high. Leaves usually 4 - 6. Up to 15cm long.

Flowers: 2 - 3cm tall, green with translucent white stripes, sometimes with red in the dorsal & lateral sepals. Flower structures vary depending on the plant. Labellum either twisted at the tip or straight. Dorsal & lateral sepals either short or long depending on the species. Ends of the lateral sepals are usually tubular.

Flowering: September - January.

Habitat: Forests, forest margins, scrubland.

Conservation: Not Threatened. Common.

Notes: There are several undescribed taxa which have similarities with Pterostylis montana, but which appear to be distinct species. Structures vary greatly.

Key features: twisted labellum tip, short flat lateral sepals apart from tip, lateral sepals fused as flat plate at the base.