Ophrys bombyliflora Link

Bumblebee orchid (en), Ophrys bombyle (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Ophrys

Characteristics

A low ground orchid. It can be 25 cm tall. The leaves at the base are oblong or sword shaped. They form a flat ring. The leaves on the stem are erect and partly clasp the stalk. The flower spike has 2-5 flowers. The sepals are green and the petals are green with a purple base. The petals are triangle shaped and one third the length of the sepals. The lip is small and 7-8 mm long. They have 3 lobes. The middle lobe has a tooth at the end.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.25
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Environment

It grows in grassy and stony habitats.
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Light 4-8
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible bulbs roots tubers
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Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
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Images

Habit

Ophrys bombyliflora habit picture by Pere Valls (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys bombyliflora habit picture by Hugo SANTACREU (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ophrys bombyliflora flower picture by Pere Valls (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys bombyliflora flower picture by Jaume Franch (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys bombyliflora flower picture by Ricardo Lemaur (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ophrys bombyliflora world distribution map, present in Albania, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:647801-1
WFO ID wfo-0000257560
COL ID 6T2PD
BDTFX ID 45148
INPN ID 110362
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Arachnites bombyliflorus Ophrys bombyliflora f. elongata Ophrys insectifera var. biflora Ophrys bombyliflora

Lower taxons

Ophrys bombyliflora var. parviflora Ophrys bombyliflora var. bombyliflora