Ophrys ferrum-equinum
| Horseshoe Bee-orchid | |
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| 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 Desf. | |
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
External links
Media related to Ophrys ferrum-equinum at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Ophrys ferrum-equinum at Wikispecies- Orchids of Greece, Ophrys ferrum-equinum in Amorgos island.
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