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Ophrys sphegodes Mill.

Early spider-orchid (en), Ophrys araignée (fr), Oiseau-coquet (fr), Ophrys abeille (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Ophrys

Characteristics

A ground orchid. It can be up to 45 cm tall. The leaves at the base are oval or sword shaped and blunt. The leaves on the stem are more narrow and sheath the stem. They are pointed. The flower spike has 2-10 flowers. The flower resembles a spider. The petals are green. The lip is 10-12 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.45
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It grows in temperate and Mediterranean climate places. It grows in grassy and rocky places.
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Grassy slopes, banks and field borders on chalk or limestone.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

The starch of the bulb is used for porridge or bread.
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

Leaf

Ophrys sphegodes leaf picture by Didier Bazile (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Ophrys sphegodes flower picture by joselu_4 (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys sphegodes flower picture by JotHa (cc-by-sa)
Ophrys sphegodes flower picture by dimitris log (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Ophrys sphegodes world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Palau, Portugal, Romania, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Turkmenistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:648128-1
WFO ID wfo-0000258455
COL ID 6T2R3
BDTFX ID 45454
INPN ID 110477
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Ophrys sphegodes Ophrys aranifera f. elongata Ophrys exaltata f. egibossa Ophrys aranifera f. latipetala Ophrys aranifera f. peralba Ophrys galeopsidea Ophrys aranifera var. aurantiaca Ophrys aranifera var. euchlora Ophrys aranifera var. flavescens Ophrys aranifera var. rotulata Ophrys aranifera var. subfucifera Ophrys fuciflora subsp. exaltata Ophrys insectifera var. arachnites Ophrys insectifera var. pallescens Ophrys insectifera var. rubescens Ophrys sphegodes subsp. panormitana Ophrys aranifera var. panormitana Ophrys aranifera var. gigantea Ophrys aranifera subsp. fuchsii Ophrys aranifera var. fuchsii Ophrys sphegodes subsp. aranifera Ophrys sphegodes subsp. gigantea Ophrys aranifera subsp. exaltata Ophrys exaltata var. ambigua Ophrys arachnites var. exaltata Ophrys aranifera var. limbata Ophrys exaltata f. toscanensis Ophrys aranifera f. subfucifera Ophrys aranifera f. valdecornuta Ophrys aranifera f. pseudaranifera Ophrys aranifera f. pseudomuscifera Ophrys aranifera f. purpurea Ophrys aranifera f. semilunaris

Lower taxons

Ophrys sphegodes subsp. aesculapii Ophrys sphegodes subsp. araneola Ophrys sphegodes subsp. atrata Ophrys sphegodes subsp. aveyronensis Ophrys sphegodes subsp. gortynia Ophrys sphegodes subsp. helenae Ophrys sphegodes subsp. lunulata Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa Ophrys sphegodes subsp. sphegodes Ophrys sphegodes var. argentaria Ophrys sphegodes subsp. sipontensis Ophrys sphegodes subsp. spruneri Ophrys sphegodes subsp. cretensis Ophrys sphegodes subsp. epirotica Ophrys sphegodes subsp. passionis Ophrys sphegodes subsp. catalcana
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