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Ophrys fusca

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Ophrys fusca
Flower of Ophrys fusca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Orchidoideae
Tribe:
Orchidae
Subtribe:
Orchidinae
Alliance:
Orchis
Genus:
Ophrys
Species:
O. fusca
Binomial name
Ophrys fusca
Synonyms[1]
  • Arachnites fusca (Link) Tod.
  • Ophrys kedra Paulus
  • Ophrys meropes P.Delforge
  • Ophrys theophrasti Devillers & Devillers-Tersch.

Ophrys fusca, commonly known as the sombre bee-orchid or the dark bee-orchid, is a species of orchid native to the Mediterranean from southwestern Europe and northern Africa to western Asia.[1][2]

Subspecies

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

  • Ophrys fusca subsp. blitopertha (Paulus & Gack) Faurh. & H.A.Pedersen - Turkey, Greek islands
  • Ophrys fusca subsp. cinereophila (Paulus & Gack) Faurh.- Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria
  • Ophrys fusca subsp. fusca - from Portugal to Turkey
  • Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor (Desf.) K.Richt. - from Portugal to Turkey
  • Ophrys fusca subsp. pallida (Raf.) E.G.Camus in E.G.Camus & A.A.Camus - Sicily, Tunisia, Algeria

References

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Ofride scura, Sombre Bee Orchid
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