Fly Orchid

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Genus: Ophrys (Bee Orchid)

Synonyms

Related species

Ophrys holosericea (Burm. f.) Greuter - Late Spider-Orchid
Ophrys apifera Huds. - Bee Orchid
Ophrys sphegodes Mill. - Early Spider-Orchid
Ophrys insectifera L. - Fly Orchid

Traits

15–40 cm tall. inflorescence: loosely flowered. flowers: outer tepals yellowish to greenish; lip brownish, with pattern. inner tepals: the 2 lateral filiform, hirsute. lip: 2–3‑lobed, mostly pointing downwards, with velvety hairs; central-lobe: with larger teeth. fi...

You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Legend

	Natural, established occurences
	Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Links

• BRC.UK (english)
• wiki (english)
• Floraweb (deutsch)
• inflora.CH (deutsch)
• wiki (deutsch)
• Tela Botanica (français)
• inflora.CH (français)
• wiki (français)
• inflora.CH (italiano)