Ophrys omegaifera

Updated on Dec 13, 2023

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Kingdom Plantae Family Orchidaceae Tribe Orchidae Scientific name Ophrys omegaifera Rank Species		Order Asparagales Subfamily Orchidoideae Subtribe Orchidinae Higher classification Ophrys

Similar Ophrys, Ophrys reinholdii, Ophrys iricolor, Ophrys fusca, Ophrys umbilicata

Ophrys omegaifera, the Omega Bee-orchid, is a species of orchid native to the Mediterranean region from Portugal and Morocco to Syria.

Subspecies and varieties

Numerous subspecific and varietal names have been proposed. At present (May 2014), 6 such names are recognized:

Ophrys omegaifera var. basilissa (C.Alibertis, A.Alibertis & H.R.Reinhard) Faurh - Greece

Ophrys omegaifera subsp. dyris (Maire) Del Prete - Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Balearic Islands

Ophrys omegaifera subsp. fleischmannii (Hayek) Del Prete - Crete and other Greek islands

Ophrys omegaifera subsp. hayekii (H.Fleischm. & Soó) Kreutz - Sicily, Algeria, Tunisia

Ophrys omegaifera subsp. israelitica (H.Baumann & Künkele) G.Morschek & K.Morschek - Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus, Greece

Ophrys omegaifera subsp. omegaifera - Turkey, Greek islands

Ophrys omegaifera subsp. apollonae - Turkey, Greek islands

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