Ponthieva racemosa

Hairy shadow witch
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Genus:	Ponthieva
Species:	P. racemosa
Binomial name
	Ponthieva racemosa; (Walter) C.Mohr
Synonyms
	Arethusa racemosa Walter (basionym); Neottia glandulosa Sims; Epipactis pubescens Pursh; Ponthieva glandulosa (Sims) R.Br.; Cranichis multiflora Elliott ex Nutt.; Serapias pubescens (Pursh) Steud.; Listera pubescens (Pursh) Elliott; Nerissa glandulosa (Sims) Raf.; Neottia pubera Steud.; Ponthieva oblongifolia A.Rich. & Galeotti; Ponthieva lancifolia A.Rich.; Ponthieva glandulosa var. macra Rchb.f.; Ponthieva guatemalensis Rchb.f.; Ponthieva orchioides Schltr.; Ponthieva costaricensis Schltr.; Ophrys pubera Michx.;

Ponthieva racemosa, commonly called the hairy shadow witch or racemose ponthieva, is a species of orchid found from the southeastern United States (from Texas to Virginia), Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and northern South America as far south as Bolivia.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

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Hairy shadow witch

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Genus:	Ponthieva
Species:	P. racemosa
Binomial name
*Ponthieva racemosa* (Walter) C.Mohr
Synonyms^[1]
Arethusa racemosa Walter (basionym) Neottia glandulosa Sims Epipactis pubescens Pursh Ponthieva glandulosa (Sims) R.Br. Cranichis multiflora Elliott ex Nutt. Serapias pubescens (Pursh) Steud. Listera pubescens (Pursh) Elliott Nerissa glandulosa (Sims) Raf. Neottia pubera Steud. Ponthieva oblongifolia A.Rich. & Galeotti Ponthieva lancifolia A.Rich. Ponthieva glandulosa var. macra Rchb.f. Ponthieva guatemalensis Rchb.f. Ponthieva orchioides Schltr. Ponthieva costaricensis Schltr. Ophrys pubera Michx.