Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may enjoy reading Orchids of the Francis Marion National Forest by Jim Fowler.
Learn more about Shadow Witch from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Ponthieva racemosa
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Ponthieva racemosa
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-11-001:
Ponthieva racemosa
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
COMMON NAME:
Shadow Witch, Ponthieu's Orchid, Shadow-witch Orchid
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_p_racemosasharpen
September
Flowers borne on long stalks in a well-spaced raceme along the upper stem, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_ponthieva_racemosa_4
September
Flowers white with green stripes, positioned horizonatally - "pointing up", per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History.
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Jim Fowler jafpon_000b
October Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
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Jim Fowler jafpon_000c
October Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest