Ophrys fusca Link

Dark bee orchid (en), Ophrys brun (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Ophrys

Characteristics

An orchid.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.35
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rocky, grassy and bushy places.
More
It is a temperate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

The bulb or tuber is used to produce salep-a hot drink with milk.
Uses medicinal
Edible bulbs roots tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Ophrys fusca habit picture by Paul FRANCK (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys fusca habit picture by Stéphane Bonhomme (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys fusca habit picture by Lejarazu Edorta (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ophrys fusca leaf picture by Xavier Estellés Herrero (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys fusca leaf picture by Bajona Enrico (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys fusca leaf picture by Bajona Enrico (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ophrys fusca flower picture by nicolas rouanet (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys fusca flower picture by Philippe-Emmanuel Coiffait (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys fusca flower picture by Estaun Esperanza (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:647906-1
WFO ID wfo-0000257829
COL ID 74R39
BDTFX ID 45236
INPN ID 110395
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ophrys subfusca Arachnites fuscus Ophrys intermedia Orchis subfusca Ophrys fusca f. forestieri Ophrys lutea Ophrys fusca subsp. funerea Ophrys fusca var. subfusca Ophrys lutea subsp. subfusca Ophrys sphegodes subsp. moesziana Ophrys fusca subsp. obaesa Ophrys fusca f. minor Orchis lutea var. subfusca Ophrys fusca

Lower taxons

Ophrys fusca subsp. fusca Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor Ophrys fusca subsp. pallida Ophrys lutea subsp. lutea Ophrys fusca subsp. blitopertha Ophrys fusca subsp. cinereophila