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Ophrys tenthredinifera (Sawfly Orchid)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Ophrys tenthredinifera, the sawfly orchid, is a terrestrial species of orchid native to the Mediterranean region from Portugal and Morocco to Turkey. The common name refers to a purported resemblance between the flower and the sawfly, a wasp-like insect. Many subspecies, varieties and forms have been proposed, but at present (May 2014), none is recognized.
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Infraspecies

Ophrys tenthredinifera var. aprilia
Ophrys tenthredinifera var. dictynnae
Ophrys tenthredinifera var. grandiflora
Ophrys tenthredinifera var. korae
Ophrys tenthredinifera var. leochroma
Ophrys tenthredinifera var. neglecta
Ophrys tenthredinifera var. sanctae-marcellae
Ophrys tenthredinifera var. spectabilis
Ophrys tenthredinifera var. tenthredinifera
Ophrys tenthredinifera var. ulyssea
Ophrys tenthredinifera var. villosa

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Pollinators [1]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Scent [1]  The flowers resemble a female insect and also emit a scent similar to female pheremones.
Height [1]  18 inches (0.45 m)
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♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0