Ophrys insectifera L.

Fly orchid (en), Ophrys mouche (fr), Ophrys Mouche (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Ophrys

Characteristics

An orchid. The plants are slender. They are 20-60 cm tall. The leaves grow up the stem. They carry 3-20 flowers. Each flower is 2 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Woods, copses, field borders, spoil slopes, banks and grassy hillsides on chalk or limestone and in fens.
More
It grows in dry grassland and scrubland from sea level to 1600 m altitude.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible 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 insectifera habit picture by Frederic Vieilledent (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys insectifera habit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys insectifera habit picture by Ketxus Lopez (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ophrys insectifera leaf picture by Frederic Vieilledent (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys insectifera leaf picture by Giovanni Scarmoncin (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys insectifera leaf picture by Uwe Winkler (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ophrys insectifera flower picture by Lionel THOMAS (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys insectifera flower picture by Philippe Bellin (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys insectifera flower picture by René Burkhard (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Ophrys insectifera fruit picture by Tomaž Jančar (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys insectifera fruit picture by Yoan MARTIN (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys insectifera fruit picture by Muriel Gelin (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ophrys insectifera world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, and Ukraine

Conservation status

Ophrys insectifera threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:647942-1
WFO ID wfo-0000257965
COL ID 6SR38
BDTFX ID 45276
INPN ID 110410
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ophrys muscifera f. ochroleuca Orchis insectifera Ophrys insectifera var. myodes Ophrys muscifera f. apiculata Ophrys muscifera f. bombifera Ophrys muscifera f. dubia Ophrys muscifera f. longibracteata Ophrys muscifera f. parviflora Ophrys muscifera f. rotundata Ophrys muscifera f. subbombifera Ophrys muscifera f. virescens Ophrys muscifera f. viridiflora Ophrys insectifera

Lower taxons

Ophrys insectifera subsp. aymoninii Ophrys insectifera subsp. insectifera Ophrys insectifera subsp. subinsectifera