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Ophrys kotschyi
Also called Cyprus Bee Orchid
Ophrys kotschyi, the Cyprus bee orchid or Kotschy's ophrys, is a terrestrial species of orchid native to south-western Turkey and Cyprus. Ophrys kotschyi occurs in grasslands and in open pine woodlands. It is listed as "near-threatened" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Ophrys kotschyi is pollinated by anthophorine bees of the genus Melecta.
Bee orchid · Argolian bee-orchid · Atlantic Ophrys · Ophrys battandieri · Bertoloni's bee orchid · Bumblebee orchid · Bornmueller's Orchid · Ophrys cilicica · Cretan Bee Orchid · Ophrys ×dessartiana · Horseshoe bee-orchid · Ophrys × flavicans
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ophrys kotschyi by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
