Orchidaceae
Hairy shadow witch
Ponthieva racemosa
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Ponthieva
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Hairy shadow witch
Synonyms
- Arethusa racemosa Walter
- Cranichis multiflora Elliott ex Nutt.
- Epipactis pubescens Pursh
- Listera pubescens (Pursh) Elliott
- Neottia pubera Steud.
- Ophrys pubera Michx.
- Ponthieva costaricensis Schltr.
- Ponthieva glandulosa var. macra Rchb.f.
- Ponthieva guatemalensis Rchb.f.
- Ponthieva lancifolia A.Rich.
- Ponthieva oblongifolia A.Rich. & Galeotti
- Serapias pubescens (Pursh) Steud.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Daniel McNair, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel McNair, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: NC Orchid from North Carolina, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Allefant, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Allefant, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Allefant, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.