Ophrys omegaifera

Ophrys omegaifera

''Ophrys omegaifera'', the omega bee-orchid, is a species of orchid native to the Mediterranean region from Portugal and Morocco to Syria.
Omega bee-orchid (Ophrys omegaifera) Grigoria, Crete. Mar 31, 2023 Geotagged,Greece,Omega bee-orchid,Ophrys omegaifera,Spring

Naming

Numerous subspecific and varietal names have been proposed. At present , 6 such names are recognized:

⤷ ''Ophrys omegaifera ''var''. basilissa'' Faurh - Greece
⤷ ''Ophrys omegaifera'' subsp. ''dyris'' Del Prete - Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Balearic Islands
⤷ ''Ophrys omegaifera'' subsp. ''fleischmannii'' Del Prete - Crete and other Greek islands
⤷ ''Ophrys omegaifera'' subsp. ''hayekii'' Kreutz - Sicily, Algeria, Tunisia
⤷ ''Ophrys omegaifera'' subsp. ''israelitica'' G.Morschek & K.Morschek - Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus, Greece
⤷ ''Ophrys omegaifera'' subsp. ''omegaifera'' - Turkey, Greek islands
⤷ ''Ophrys omegaifera'' subsp. ''apollonae'' - Turkey, Greek islands

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusOphrys
SpeciesO. omegaifera
Photographed in
Greece