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Ophrys ferrum-equinum

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Horseshoe Bee-orchid
Flower of Ophrys ferrum-equinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Orchidoideae
Tribe:
Orchidae
Subtribe:
Orchidinae
Alliance:
Orchis
Genus:
Ophrys
Species:
O. ferrum-equinum
Binomial name
Ophrys ferrum-equinum

Ophrys ferrum-equinum, the Horseshoe Bee-orchid, is a terrestrial species of orchid native to Albania, Greece, and Turkey, including Crete and other islands of the Aegean.[1] It owes its species name to the characteristic shape of a silver horse-shoe on the brown petal.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are currently recognized (May 2014):[1]

  • Ophrys ferrum-equinum subsp. ferrum-equinum - Albania, Greece, Turkey
  • Ophrys ferrum-equinum subsp. gottfriediana (Renz) E.Nelson - Greece

References

  1. ^ a b World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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