Ophrys scolopax Cav.

Woodcock bee-orchid (en), Ophrys bécasse (fr), Ophrys Bécasse (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Ophrys

Characteristics

A ground orchid. It grows to 45 cm tall. The leaves at the base are sword shaped and pointed. The leaves on the stem are more narrow and more pointed. The flower spikes have 3-12 flowers. The petals and sepals can be pink or purple. The lip is 8-12 mm long with 3 lobes.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.45
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It grows in meadows and open woodland.
More
Grassy places and stony ground.
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 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 scolopax habit picture by Cartagena David (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys scolopax habit picture by charlotte lambert (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys scolopax habit picture by Frederic Vieilledent (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Ophrys scolopax leaf picture by chantal c (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys scolopax leaf picture by Maria filyra (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys scolopax leaf picture by Pierre Bonnet (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ophrys scolopax flower picture by Susana López (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys scolopax flower picture by Rémi Andral (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys scolopax flower picture by Daniel Staub (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ophrys scolopax world distribution map, present in Albania, Bulgaria, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:648106-1
WFO ID wfo-0000258394
COL ID 752QS
BDTFX ID 75479
INPN ID 110468
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ophrys hippocratis Ophrys oestrifera f. bremifera Ophrys bremifera Ophrys atropos Ophrys fuciflora subsp. scolopax Ophrys scolopax var. chlorosepala Ophrys scolopax var. honckensis Ophrys arachnites var. scolopax Ophrys scolopax f. chlorosepala Ophrys scolopax f. viridiflora Ophrys holoserica subsp. scolopax Ophrys scolopax var. granatensis Ophrys scolopax

Lower taxons

Ophrys scolopax subsp. apiformis Ophrys scolopax subsp. conradiae Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta Ophrys scolopax subsp. heldreichii Ophrys scolopax var. minutula Ophrys scolopax subsp. rhodia Ophrys scolopax subsp. scolopax