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Ophrys fuciflora

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Tribe
  
Orchideae

Scientific name
  
Ophrys fuciflora

Rank
  
Species

Family
  
Orchidaceae

Genus
  
Ophrys

Higher classification
  
Ophrys

Order
  
Asparagales

Ophrys fuciflora Ophrys fuciflora Ofride dei fuchi

Similar
  
Ophrys, Ophrys sphegodes, Ophrys insectifera, Ophrys apifera, Orchis anthropophora

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Ophrys fuciflora (late spider-orchid) is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family. It is widespread across much of Europe from Britain and Spain to Turkey and Romania, plus Libya and the Middle East as far east as Iraq.

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Ophrys fuciflora Ophrys fuciflora Ofride dei fuchi

There has been considerable confusion over the correct name of this species. Many authors have called it Ophrys holoserica, but O. holoserica (Burm.f.) Greuter is a synonym of a different species, Ophrys apifera, the bee orchid.

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Subspecies and varieties

A long list of subspecies and varieties have been proposed and named. At the present time (May 2014), the following are widely recognized:

Ophrys fuciflora IOSPE PHOTOS

  • Ophrys fuciflora subsp. andria (P.Delforge) Faurh. - Greek islands
  • Ophrys fuciflora subsp. apulica O.Danesch & E.Danesch - southern Italy including Sicily
  • Ophrys fuciflora subsp. biancae (Tod.) Faurh. - Sicily
  • Ophrys fuciflora subsp. bornmuelleri (M.Schulze) B.Willing & E.Willing - Turkey, Cyprus, Greek islands, Syria, Palestine, Israel, Iraq
  • Ophrys fuciflora subsp. candica E.Nelson ex Soó - southern Italy including Sicily, plus Greece and Turkey
  • Ophrys fuciflora subsp. chestermanii (J.J.Wood) H.Blatt & W.Wirth - Sardinia
  • Ophrys fuciflora subsp. elatior (Paulus) R.Engel & Quentin Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia
  • Ophrys fuciflora subsp. fuciflora - from Britain to Syria
  • Ophrys fuciflora subsp. grandiflora (H.Fleischm. & Soó) Faurh. - Turkey, Cyprus
  • Ophrys fuciflora subsp. lacaitae (Lojac.) Soó - Italy, Malta, Croatia
  • Ophrys fuciflora subsp. oblita (Kreutz, Gügel & W.Hahn) Faurh., H.A.Pedersen & S.G.Christ - Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Israel
  • Ophrys fuciflora subsp. oxyrrhynchos (Tod.) Soó - southern Italy including Sicily
  • Ophrys fuciflora subsp. pallidiconi Faurh. - Turkey
  • Ophrys fuciflora subsp. parvimaculata O.Danesch & E.Danesch - Italy
  • Ophrys fuciflora var. ziyaretiana (Kreutz & Ruedi Peter) Faurh. & H.A.Pedersen - Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Israel


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    References

    Ophrys fuciflora Wikipedia
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