Ophrys apifera var. aurita (Moggr.) Gremli, 1887

Common names

🇬🇧 Bee Orchid
🇫🇷 Ophrys abeille

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Ophrys
Species: Ophrys apifera var. aurita

Presence

Present.

Notes

Variety whose flowers have elongated and narrow petals.

Photographs

img/ophrys-apifera-aurita.webp — Ophrys apifera var. aurita

img/ophrys-apifera-aurita-2.webp — Ophrys apifera var. aurita

img/ophrys-apifera-aurita-3.webp — Ophrys apifera var. aurita

Sources

Kühn, R., Pedersen, H.Æ., & Cribb, P. (2020). Orchidées d’Europe et de Méditerranée (p. 234). Biotope.
Rankou, H. (2011). Ophrys apifera (Europe assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2011. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176031/7178911
Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 178). Biotope.