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Ophrys tenthredinifera
Ophrys tenthredinifera, or 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 as of May 2014, none are recognized.
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 tenthredinifera 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.
