Cryptostylis hunteriana, commonly known as the leafless tongue-orchid[2] is a flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to south eastern Australia.
The most prominent feature of the flower is its spatula-shaped labellum which is red or maroon with a green base, and is distinctly hairy.
[9] The leafless tongue-orchid grows singly or in small colonies in a range of habitats including wet heath and sedgeland, on grasstree plains and in woodland with scribbly gum, silvertop ash, red bloodwood and black sheoak.
[10] The total population of C. hunteriana is estimated to be between 1300 and 1500 plants in New South Wales and several hundred in Victoria.
The main threat to the species is habitat loss due to housing development and road construction.