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Ophrys ferrum equinum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Subfamily
  
Orchidoideae

Subtribe
  
Orchidinae

Scientific name
  
Ophrys ferrum-equinum

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Orchidaceae

Tribe
  
Orchidae

Alliance
  
Orchis

Higher classification
  
Ophrys

Order
  
Asparagales

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Similar
  
Ophrys, Ophrys reinholdii, Ophrys caucasica, Ophrys argolica, Ophrys umbilicata

Ophrys ferrum equinum amorgos


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. It owes its species name to the characteristic shape of a silver horse-shoe on the brown petal.

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Subspecies

Two subspecies are currently recognized (May 2014):

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

    • References

    Ophrys ferrum-equinum Wikipedia
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