Ophrys lutea Cav.

Yellow ophrys (en), Ophrys jaune (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Ophrys

Characteristics

A low ground orchid. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 30 cm tall. It can be only 5-6 cm tall. The leaves near the base are oval and pointed. The leaves on the stem are more narrow. The flower spike has 2-7 flowers. The sepals are green and the petals can be green or yellow. The petals are about half the length of the sepals. The lip is 12-18 mm long. It has 3 lobes and a broad flat yellow edge.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It grows in grassy and rocky places. In the Mediterranean it can grow from the lowlands to the mountains.
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Calcareous soils in open places in the maquis and garigue, often in full sun.
Light 4-9
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
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
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Images

Habit

Ophrys lutea habit picture by Vinciane Bertrand (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys lutea habit picture by Fernandez David (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys lutea habit picture by Llandrich anna (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ophrys lutea leaf picture by Cornelia Körner (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys lutea leaf picture by Wim Stoop (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys lutea leaf picture by Fernandez David (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ophrys lutea flower picture by moya xema (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys lutea flower picture by Denis Bastianelli (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys lutea flower picture by Patricia Carrasco (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ophrys lutea 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:647978-1
WFO ID wfo-0000258087
COL ID 6T2R7
BDTFX ID 45326
INPN ID 110425
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Arachnites lutea Ophrys aranifera subsp. pseudospeculum Ophrys insectifera var. glaberrima Ophrys insectifera var. lutea Ophrys aranifera var. pseudospeculum Ophrys sphegodes subsp. pseudospeculum Ophrys lutea var. grandiflora Ophrys lutea

Lower taxons

Ophrys lutea subsp. melena Ophrys lutea subsp. aspea