Ophrys omegaifera

Omega bee-orchid
	Flower of Ophrys omegaifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Ophrys
Species:	O. omegaifera
Binomial name
	Ophrys omegaifera; H.Fleischm.
Synonyms
	Ophrys lutea subsp. omegaifera (H.Fleischm.) Soó.; Ophrys fusca subsp. omegaifera (H.Fleischm.) E.Nelson;

Ophrys omegaifera, the omega bee-orchid, is a species of orchid^[2] native to the Mediterranean region from Portugal and Morocco to Syria.^[1]

Subspecies and varieties

Numerous subspecific and varietal names have been proposed. At present (May 2014), 6 such names are recognized:^[1]

Ophrys omegaifera var. basilissa (C.Alibertis, A.Alibertis & H.R.Reinhard) Faurh - Greece
Ophrys omegaifera subsp. dyris (Maire) Del Prete - Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Balearic Islands
Ophrys omegaifera subsp. fleischmannii (Hayek) Del Prete - Crete and other Greek islands
Ophrys omegaifera subsp. hayekii (H.Fleischm. & Soó) Kreutz - Sicily, Algeria, Tunisia
Ophrys omegaifera subsp. israelitica (H.Baumann & Künkele) G.Morschek & K.Morschek - Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus, Greece
Ophrys omegaifera subsp. omegaifera - Turkey, Greek islands
Ophrys omegaifera subsp. apollonae - Turkey, Greek islands

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