- Source: Ophrys lutea
Ophrys lutea, the yellow bee-orchid, is a species of orchid native to southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, the range extending from Portugal and Morocco to Syria.
Description of the flower
Broad asymmetric lateral sepals, dorsal sepal lowered.
Extended petals, yellow or with a blue-grey or brown spotted velvety macula. Pollinated by male Andrena bees. This species is notable among Ophrys for the fact that the pollinating bees sit on the labellum facing away from the pollinaria instead of facing towards them, and thus collect the pollinaria with their abdomen.
Subspecies
Numerous subspecific names have been proposed, but as of Sep 2023 the following are currently accepted:
Ophrys lutea subsp. aspea (Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers) Faurh. - Northern Tunisia to Northern Libya
Ophrys lutea subsp. galilaea (H.Fleischm. & Bornm.) Soó - Mediterranean
Ophrys lutea subsp. laurensis (Geniez & Melki) Kreutz - Sicily
Ophrys lutea subsp. lutea Cav. - Western and Central Mediterranean to Crete
Ophrys lutea subsp. phryganae (Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers) Melki - Central and Eastern Mediterranean
Flowering period
March to May
Habitat
The orchid grows in full sun or shade on limey dry or damp soils, pastures, and thin woodland.
from the French Wikipedia; technical translation of some words still needing checking
References
World Checklist of Monocotyledons, Kew Botanical gardens
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Flora Lebanon
- Daftar spesies Salticidae (G–J)
- Ophrys lutea
- Ophrys
- Flora of Malta
- O. lutea
- Ophrys omegaifera
- Ophrys fusca
- Profitis Ilias (Rhodes)
- Natural history of Rhodes
- Orchid mycorrhiza
- List of endemic plants of Sicily
