Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor (Desf.) K.Richt.

Ophrys à couleur irisée (fr), Ophrys d'Éléonore (fr), Grand ophrys (fr)

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

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 -

Distribution

Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor world distribution map, present in Albania, Cyprus, Algeria, France, Greece, Palau, Portugal, Romania, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77189468-1
WFO ID wfo-0000257844
COL ID 7YJTQ
BDTFX ID 45241
INPN ID 138294
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ophrys mesaritica Ophrys eleonorae Ophrys iricolor Ophrys vallesiana Ophrys achillis Ophrys hospitalis Ophrys fusca var. forestieri Ophrys fusca var. iricolor Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor Ophrys fusca var. maxima Ophrys iricolor subsp. eleonorae Ophrys iricolor subsp. maxima Ophrys iricolor subsp. vallesiana Ophrys fusca subsp. forestieri Ophrys iricolor subsp. astypalaeica Ophrys iricolor subsp. mesaritica Ophrys fusca f. iricolor Ophrys astypalaeica Ophrys iricolor subsp. hospitalis