Ophrys fusca
| Ophrys fusca | |
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| Flower of Ophrys fusca | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Orchidae |
| Subtribe: | Orchidinae |
| Alliance: | Orchis |
| Genus: | Ophrys |
| Species: | O. fusca |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophrys fusca Link | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Ophrys fusca, commonly known as the sombre bee-orchid or the dark bee-orchid, is a species of orchid native to the Mediterranean from southwestern Europe and northern Africa to western Asia.[1][2]
Subspecies
Five subspecies are currently recognized (May 2014):[1]
- Ophrys fusca subsp. blitopertha (Paulus & Gack) Faurh. & H.A.Pedersen - Turkey, Greek islands
- Ophrys fusca subsp. cinereophila (Paulus & Gack) Faurh.- Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria
- Ophrys fusca subsp. fusca - from Portugal to Turkey
- Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor (Desf.) K.Richt. - from Portugal to Turkey
- Ophrys fusca subsp. pallida (Raf.) E.G.Camus in E.G.Camus & A.A.Camus - Sicily, Tunisia, Algeria
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