Ophrys fusca

 Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Ophrys fusca']

• English: Dark bee orchid
• العربية: حاجبية بنية
• مصرى: اوفريس بنى
• català: Abellera fosca
• corsu: Ophrys lupercalis
• Deutsch: Braune Ragwurz
• français: Ophrys brun
• svenska: Brun ofrys
• Türkçe: Kedigözü

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Orchidoideae • Tribus: Orchideae • Subtribus: Orchidinae • Genus: Ophrys • Species: Ophrys fusca Link (1799)

Synonyms
Homotypic synonyms Arachnites fuscus (Link) Tod. in F.W.Schmidt, Fl. Boëm. 1: 98 (1793)

Species

Images of the whole plant

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  Ophrys fusca
  Portugal - Algarve
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  Ophrys fusca
  Azores

Inflorescences

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  Ophrys fusca
  Spain - el Perelló
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  Ophrys fusca
  Spain - el Perelló
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  Ophrys fusca
  Spain - Mallorca
  Castell de Santueri
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  Ophrys fusca
  Spain - Cartagena
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  Ophrys fusca
  Italy - Emilia-Romagna, NW Rossena
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  Ophrys fusca
  Portugal - Serra d'Arrábida
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  Ophrys fusca
  Spain - Mallorca
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  Ophrys fusca
  Spain - Catalonia
  near el Perelló
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  Ophrys fusca
  Portugal

Flowers

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  Ophrys fusca
  Azores
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  Ophrys fusca
  Spain - Mallorca
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  Ophrys fusca
  Spain - Mallorca
  Cala Mondragó
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  Ophrys fusca
  Spain - Mallorca
  Cala Mondragó
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  Ophrys fusca
  Portugal - Algarve
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  Ophrys fusca
  Portugal - Algarve
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  Ophrys fusca
  Portugal - Algarve
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  Ophrys fusca
  Italy - Sardinia
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  Ophrys fusca
  Italy - Sardinia
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  Ophrys fusca
  Portugal - Algarve
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  Ophrys fusca
  Portugal - Algarve
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  Ophrys fusca
  Italy - Sicilia, Provinz Enna
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  Ophrys fusca
  Italy - Sicilia, Provinz Enna
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  Ophrys fusca
  Italy - Sicilia, Provinz Enna
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  Ophrys fusca

Subspecies - Varietas - Forma

Ophrys fusca subsp. fusca

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  synonym by KEW:
  Ophrys creberrima
  flower
  Greece - Crete
  Gerakari
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  synonym by KEW:
  Ophrys lindia
  flower
  Rhodes - Profilia
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  synonym by KEW:
  Ophrys forestieri
  inflorescence
  Italy - Sicily

Ophrys fusca subsp. attaviria (D. Rückbr., U. Rückbr., Wenker & S. Wenker) Kreutz (2004)

 Synonyms

Ophrys attaviria D. Rückbr., U. Rückbr., Wenker & S. Wenker (1990)

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  Ophrys fusca
  subsp. attaviria
  flower
  Greece -Rhodes

Ophrys fusca subsp. blitopertha (Paulus & Gack) Faurh. & H.A. Pedersen (2002)

 Synonyms

Ophrys blitopertha H. Baumann & Künkele (1986) Basionym

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  Ophrys fusca
  subsp. blitopertha
  plant
  Greece - Rhodes
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  Ophrys fusca
  subsp. blitopertha
  flower
  Greece - Rhodes

Ophrys fusca subsp. cinereophila (Paulus & Gack) Faurh. (2002)

 Synonyms

Ophrys cinereophila Paulus & Gack (1998)
Ophrys subfusca ssp. cinereophila (Paulus & Gack) Kreutz (2006)

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  Ophrys fusca
  subsp. cinereophila
  Crete - Gerakari

Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor (Desf.) K.Richt. (1890)

 Synonyms

Ophrys speculum Bertol. (1819)
Arachnites bertolonii (Moretti) Tod. (1842)
Arachnites insengae Tod. (1858)
Ophrys inzengae (Tod.) Nyman (1865)
Ophrys insectifera subsp. bertolonii (Moretti) Moggr. (1869)
Ophrys bertolonii subsp. insengae (Tod.) K.Richt. (1890)
Ophrys bertolonii var. parviflora E.G.Camus (1893)
Ophrys bertolonii var. landaueri Appel ex Schulze (1899)
Ophrys bertolonii var. dalmatica Murr (1901)
Ophrys bertolonii subsp. dalmatica (Murr) Asch. & Graebn. (1907)
Ophrys bertolonii subsp, landaueri (Appel ex Schulze) Asch. & Graebn. (1907)
Ophrys penedensis Kalkhoff (1914)
Ophrys dalmatica (Murr) Soó (1926)
Ophrys bertolonii f. parviflora (E.G.Camus) Soó (1928)
Ophrys bertolonii var. triloba Renz (1930)
Ophrys marzensis Soca (1997)
Ophrys bertolonii f. triloba (Renz) Soca (2001)
Ophrys romolinii Soca (2001)

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  Ophrys fusca
  subsp. iricolor
  Italy - Sardinia
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  Ophrys fusca
  subsp. iricolor
  Italy - Sardinia
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  Ophrys fusca
  subsp. iricolor
  Italy - Sardinia
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  Ophrys fusca
  subsp. iricolor
  Italy - Sardinia
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  Ophrys fusca
  subsp. iricolor
  flower
  Greece - Crete
  Gerakari
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  Ophrys fusca
  subsp. iricolor
  flower
  Israel
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  Ophrys fusca
  subsp. iricolor
  flower
  Greece - Peloponnese
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  Ophrys fusca
  subsp. iricolor
  flower
  Greece - Peloponnese
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  Ophrys fusca
  subsp. iricolor
  flower
  Greece - Rhodes

Botanical illustrations

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  Ophrys fusca
  plate 1071 in:
  The Botanical Register
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 13,
  (1827)
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  Ophrys fusca
  plate 46 in:
  J.T. Moggridge:
  Flora of Mentone
  London (1871)

  (left)

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  Ophrys fusca
  (as syn. Ophrys fusca
  ssp. caesiella)
  Enrico & Paolo Blasutto
  Orchidaceae drawings
  (2010)
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  Ophrys fusca
  (as syn. Ophrys fusca
  ssp. lucana)
  Enrico & Paolo Blasutto
  Orchidaceae drawings
  (2010)
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  Ophrys fusca
  (as syn. Ophrys fusca
  ssp. marmorata)
  Enrico & Paolo Blasutto
  Orchidaceae drawings
  (2010)
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  Ophrys fusca
  (as syn. Ophrys fusca
  ssp. ortuabis)
  Enrico & Paolo Blasutto
  Orchidaceae drawings
  (2010)
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  Ophrys fusca
  (as syn. Ophrys subfusca
  ssp. laurensis)
  Enrico & Paolo Blasutto
  Orchidaceae drawings
  (2010)

Native distribution areas

Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Continental: Europe Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Ophrys fusca.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Ophrys fusca