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Ophrys
The genus Ophrys is a large group of orchids from the alliance Orchis in the subtribe Orchidinae. They are widespread across much of Europe, North Africa, Caucasus, the Canary Islands, and the Middle East as far east as Turkmenistan.
These plants are remarkable in that they successfully reproduce through pseudocopulation, that is, their flowers mimic female insects to such a degree that amorous males are fooled into mating with the flowers, thereby pollinating them. There are many natural hybrids.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Araniferae
sectionAraniferae
Pseudophrys
sectionPseudophrys
Fuciflorae
sectionFuciflorae
Apiferae
sectionApiferae
Ophrys
sectionOphrys
Tenthrediniferae
sectionTenthrediniferae
Ciliatae
sectionCiliatae
Bombyliflorae
sectionBombyliflorae
Ophrys × nouletii
hybridOphrys × nouletii
Ophrys × albertiana
hybridOphrys × albertiana
Ophrys × heraultii
hybridOphrys × heraultii
Ophrys × hybrida
hybridOphrys × hybrida
Ophrys × delphinensis
hybridOphrys × delphinensis
Ophrys × obscura
hybridOphrys × obscura
Ophrys × sommieri
hybridOphrys × sommieri
Ophrys × grampinii
hybridOphrys × grampinii
Ophrys × maremmae
hybridOphrys × maremmae
Ophrys × apicula
hybridOphrys × apicula
Ophrys × devenensis
hybridOphrys × devenensis
Ophrys × chobautii
hybridOphrys × chobautii
Ophrys × macchiatii
hybridOphrys × macchiatii
Ophrys × inzengae
hybridOphrys × inzengae
Ophrys × minuticauda
hybridOphrys × minuticauda
Ophrys × castroviejoi
hybridOphrys × castroviejoi
Ophrys × pseudofusca
hybridOphrys × pseudofusca
Ophrys × neocamusii
hybridOphrys × neocamusii
Ophrys × olbiensis
hybridOphrys × olbiensis
Ophrys × llenasii
hybridOphrys × llenasii
Ophrys × fernandii
hybridOphrys × fernandii
Ophrys × sanctae-cruccis
hybridOphrys × sanctae-cruccis
Ophrys × enobarbia
hybridOphrys × enobarbia
Ophrys × lievreae
hybridOphrys × lievreae
Ophrys × peltieri
hybridOphrys × peltieri
Ophrys × pietzschii
hybridOphrys × pietzschii
Ophrys × panattensis
hybridOphrys × panattensis
Ophrys × pseudospeculum
hybridOphrys × pseudospeculum
Ophrys forestieri × speculum
hybridOphrys forestieri × speculum
Ophrys × clapensis
hybridOphrys × clapensis
Ophrys × turiana
hybridOphrys × turiana
Ophrys × daneschiana
hybridOphrys × daneschiana
Ophrys exaltata marzuola × speculum
hybridOphrys exaltata marzuola × speculum
Ophrys × pulchra
hybridOphrys × pulchra
Ophrys × olostensis
hybridOphrys × olostensis
Ophrys × montis-angeli
hybridOphrys × montis-angeli
Ophrys × aghemanii
hybridOphrys × aghemanii
Ophrys × eliasii
hybridOphrys × eliasii
Ophrys × nelsonii
hybridOphrys × nelsonii
Ophrys × manfredoniae
hybridOphrys × manfredoniae
Ophrys × piscinica
hybridOphrys × piscinica
Ophrys × flahaultii
hybridOphrys × flahaultii
Ophrys × laconensis
hybridOphrys × laconensis
Ophrys × rainei
hybridOphrys × rainei
Ophrys × circaea
hybridOphrys × circaea
Ophrys arachnitiformis × massiliensis
hybridOphrys arachnitiformis × massiliensis
Ophrys speculum × splendida
hybridOphrys speculum × splendida
Ophrys × antiskariensis
hybridOphrys × antiskariensis
Ophrys × epeirophora
hybridOphrys × epeirophora
Ophrys × baumanniana
hybridOphrys × baumanniana
Oprys speculum × splendida
hybridOprys speculum × splendida
Ophrys × vespertilio
hybridOphrys × vespertilio
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 57469.