Ophrys fusca
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] Most subspecies of the Ophrys fusca are pollinated by males of Andrena bees.[3]
| Ophrys fusca | |
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| Flower of Ophrys fusca | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Ophrys |
| Species: | O. fusca |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophrys fusca | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Altervista Flora Italiana, Ofride scura, Sombre Bee Orchid
- Sto¨kl, J.; et al. (June 2005). "Pollinator attracting odour signals in sexually deceptive orchids of the Ophrys fusca group". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 254 (1–2): 105–120. doi:10.1007/s00606-005-0330-8.
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