Biology:Ophrys ferrum-equinum
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Short description: Species of plant
Horseshoe bee-orchid | |
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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
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Binomial name | |
Ophrys ferrum-equinum Desf.
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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.
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
References
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1634008 entry
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