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Ophrys × flavicans is a hybrid orchid between Ophrys bertolonii and Ophrys sphegodes, native to the western and central Mediterranean. It is a wild terrestrial orchid rather than a commonly grown plant, so it is mainly of interest to naturalists and wild orchid enthusiasts.
Ophrys × flavicans is a hybrid species of orchid found in Spain, the Balearic Islands, France, mainland Italy, Sicily and former Yugoslavia. It is a hybrid between Ophrys bertolonii and Ophrys sphegodes. It has a large number of synonyms, either as other hybrid species, such as Ophrys × drumana and Ophrys × bertoloniiformis, or as infrataxa of other species, such as Ophrys bertolonii subsp. flavicans.
Like the other species of Ophrys, no nectar is produced, fertilization being effected by pseudocopulation by males of the family Megachilidae, including Megachile albonotata, Megachile benoisti, Megachile manicata, Megachile parietina and Megachile sicula.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ophrys × flavicans by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
