Ophrys sphegodes Mill., 1768
Common names
- 🇬🇧 Early Spider-orchid
- 🇫🇷 Ophrys araignée, Oiseau-coquet
Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Clade: Tracheophytes
- Clade: Angiosperms
- Clade: Monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- Family: Orchidaceae
- Subfamily: Orchidoideae
- Tribe: Orchideae
- Subtribe: Orchidinae
- Genus: Ophrys
- Species: Ophrys sphegodes
Presence
Present.
Conservation status
- Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern
- Red List (Europe): LC Least Concern
Notes
The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:
- O. sphegodes var. garganicoides Balayer, 1986;
- O. sphegodes var. grassoana (Cristaudo, Galesi, R.Lorenz & Zelesny) ined.;
- O. sphegodes var. liburnica (Devillers & Devillers-Tersch.) ined.;
- O. sphegodes var. molisana (P.Delforge) ined.;
- O. sphegodes var. provincialis (H.Baumann & Künkele) P.J.Cribb, 2019, E (het. syn. O. provincialis (H.Baumann & Künkele) Paulus, 1988);
- O. sphegodes var. sphegodes Mill., 1768, P (het. syn. O. aranifera Huds., 1778).
Some of these taxa are likely aberrant forms without real taxonomic value rather than true varieties. The variety rank is retained here for consistency.
Hybridizes with:
- O. apifera Huds., 1762 to produce O. × pseudoapifera Caldesi, 1880, P;
- O. arachnitiformis Gren. & Philippe, 1860 to produce O. × godferyana A.Camus, 1924, P;
- O. araneola Rchb., 1830 to produce O. × jeanpertii E.G.Camus, 1891, P;
- O. bombyliflora Link, 1800 to produce O. × hoeppneri Ruppert, 1933, P;
- O. fusca Link, 1800 to produce O. × pseudofusca Albert & E.G.Camus, 1891, P;
- O. insectifera L., 1753 to produce O. × hybrida Pokorny ex Rchb.f., 1851, P;
- O. lutea (Gouan) Cav., 1793 to produce O. × quadriloba (Rchb.f.) E.G.Camus, 1908, P;
- O. scolopax Cav, 1793 to produce O. × nouletii E.G.Camus, 1893, P;
- O. speculum Link, 1800 to produce O. × macchiatii E.G.Camus, 1908, P;
- O. tenthredinifera Willd., 1805 to produce O. × grampinii Cortesi, 1903, P.
Photographs
Sources
Kühn, R., Pedersen, H.Æ., & Cribb, P. (2020). Orchidées d’Europe et de Méditerranée (p. 238). Biotope.
Rankou, H. (2011). Ophrys sphegodes (Europe assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2011. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/165191/5988057
Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 183). Biotope.