''Ponthieva racemosa'', commonly called the hairy shadow witch or racemose ponthieva, is a species of

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found from the southeastern

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(from Texas to Virginia),

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, the

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and northern

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as far south as

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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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References

External links

Line Drawing - Flora of Panama, ''Ponthieva racemosa''
* ttp://goorchids.northamericanorchidcenter.org/species/ponthieva/racemosa/ Go Orchids, North American Orchid Conservation Center, ''Ponthieva racemosa'' (Walter) C. Mohr Hairy, Shadow Witchbr>Ricardo's Blog, orchids, parrots, fish and people, ''Ponthieva racemosa'', the shadow witch, an orchid native of Puerto Rico Wildflowers of the United States, Shadow Witch Orchid, Hairy Shadow Witch, Racemose Ponthieva - ''Ponthieva racemosa''
* * racemosa Orchids of North America Orchids of Central America Orchids of South America Plants described in 1788 {{Orchidoideae-stub