''Cyclopogon cranichoides'' is a terrestrial species of

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...

. It is found across much of the

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as well as in Central America (

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), northwestern South America (

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, Venezuela,

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, Peru) and Florida.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref>Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.

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* ttp://www.saintlucianplants.com/floweringplants/orchidaceae/cyclcran/cyclcran.html Plants of Saint Lucia, wild flowering plants, ''Cyclopogon cranichoides'' br>Leigthon Photography & Imaging, Speckled Ladies'-tresses (''Cyclopogon cranichoides'')
{{Taxonbar, from=Q15441795 Spiranthinae Plants described in 1866 Orchids of South America Orchids of Central America Orchids of Belize Flora of the Caribbean Orchids of Florida Flora without expected TNC conservation status Taxa named by August Grisebach