Cyprus Bee Orchid

Ophrys kotschyi

"Ophrys kotschyi", the Cyprus bee orchid, is a terrestrial species of orchid native to Greece and Cyprus. "Ophrys kotschyi" occurs in grasslands and in open pine woodlands. It is listed as "near-threatened" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
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Naming

Three subspecies are recognized : Some molecular studies have suggested that the Greek populations might be only superficially similar, that they evolved independently from the Cypriot populations, thus perhaps meriting recognition as a distinct species.

⤷ "Ophrys kotschyi" subsp. "ariadnae" Faurh. - Greece
⤷ "Ophrys kotschyi" subsp. "cretica" H.Sund. - Crete and other Greek islands
⤷ "Ophrys kotschyi" subsp. "kotschyi" – Cyprus

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusOphrys
SpeciesO. kotschyi
Photographed in
United Kingdom