Ophrys argolica explained

Ophrys argolica, the late spider orchid, or Argolian bee-orchid, is a terrestrial species of orchid native to Greece, Italy, Croatia, Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon and Syria.^{[1] [2]} The epithet "argolica" refers to the Argolia region of Greece, southwest of Athens.^[3]

Subspecies

At present (May 2014), 7 subspecies are recognized:^[1]

• Ophrys argolica subsp. aegaea (Kalteisen & H.R.Reinhard) H.A.Pedersen & Faurh. - Greek islands
• Ophrys argolica subsp. argolica - Greece
• Ophrys argolica subsp. biscutella (O.Danesch & E.Danesch) Kreutz - southern Italy, Croatia
• Ophrys argolica subsp. crabronifera (Sebast. & Mauri) Faurh. - central and southern Italy
• Ophrys argolica subsp. elegans (Renz) E.Nelson - Cyprus
• Ophrys argolica subsp. lesbis (Gölz & H.R.Reinhard) H.A.Pedersen & Faurh. - western Turkey and the Greek Islands
• Ophrys argolica subsp. lucis (Kalteisen & H.R.Reinhard) H.A.Pedersen & Faurh. - Turkey, Syria, Greek islands

External links

• IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
• Arkive, Wildscreen, Argolic ophrys (Ophrys argolica)
• IOSPE photos, Orchid species, Ophrys argolica
• Orchids of Europe, photographic archives
• SFO-PCV Société Française d'Orchidophilie de Poitou-Charentes et Vendée, Les Orchidées de Grèce - Le Péloponnèse - Page 9 : Ophrys argolica.

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=140817 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=ophrys+argolica+subsp.+crabronifera Altervista Flora Italiana, Ofride dei Fuchi, Late Spider Orchid
3. http://www.ancestryimages.com/proddetail.php?prod=f6859 Ancestry Images, Ancient Greece, Argolia, 1825.