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Ophrys speculum

Mirror orchid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Ophrys
Species:
O. speculum
Binomial name
Ophrys speculum
Link 1799
Synonyms
Ophrys ciliata Biv., 1806

Ophrys vernixia subsp. ciliata (Biv.) Del Prete, 1984

Ophrys scolopax Willd., 1805 (illegitimate name)

Ophrys speculum, the mirror orchid, is a species of Ophrys distributed throughout the Mediterranean that is pollinated exclusively by a single species of scoliid wasp.


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