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Ophrys lutea
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Ophrys lutea
Yellow Ophrys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Ophrys
Species: O. lutea
Binomial name
Ophrys lutea
(Gouan) Cav., 1793
The Yellow Ophrys (Ophrys lutea) is a European orchid.
Description of the flower
Broad asymmetric lateral sepals, dorsal sepal lowered. Extended petals, yellow or with a blue-grey or brown spotted velvety macula.
Subspecies
* Ophrys lutea subsp. lutea
* Ophrys lutea subsp. galilaea (accepted name : Ophrys sicula Tineo)
* Ophrys lutea subsp. melena (accepted name : Ophrys sicula Tineo)
* Ophrys lutea subsp. murbeckii (accepted name : Ophrys × battandieri E.G.Camus)
* Ophrys lutea subsp. pseudospeculum (DC.) Kerguélen
Ophrys lutea subsp. murbeckii
Ophrys lutea subsp. murbeckii
Flowering period
March to May
Habitat
Grows in full sun or shade on limey dry or damp soils, pastures, and thin woodland.
Distribution
Widely distributed in the Mediterranean area and in Atlantic regions of southern Europe, as far as the Charente in the north-west.
Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophrys_lutea |
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a yellow orchid. I newer saw before. Details are not so clear. But species is more importent I think...TFS.
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