Ophrys ferrum-equinum

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.

Horseshoe bee-orchid
Flower of Ophrys ferrum-equinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Ophrys
Species:
O. ferrum-equinum
Binomial name
Ophrys ferrum-equinum
Desf.

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
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