Fly Orchid
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| Fly Orchid | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Ophrys |
| Species: | O. insectifera |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophrys insectifera L. |
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Ophrys insectifera, the Fly Orchid, is a species of orchid and the type species of the genus Ophrys. It is native to Europe and favors sites with alkaline soil. The name arises because it resembles a fly, being totally dependent on flies and bees for pollination. The plants use scent to attract male flies, which pollinate the flowers as they attempt to mate with the flower. The scent released by the flowers mimic female fly sexual pheromones.[1]
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[edit] References
- ^ Borg-Karlson, Anna-Karin; Inga Groth, Lennart Ågren and Bertil Kullenberg (1993). "Form-specific fragances from Ophrys insectifera L.". Chemoecology (Birkhäuser Basel) 4 (1): 39–45. doi:10.1007/BF01245895.
[edit] External links
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