Ophrys ferrum-equinum explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=141093|Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families