Orchidaceae
Ophrys

Ophrys insectifera L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 948 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2005). Flora Iberica 21: 1-366. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Curtis, T. & Thompson, R. (2009). The orchids of Ireland: 1-160. National Museums of Northern Ireland, Cultra, Holywood.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • G.I.R.O.S. (2009). Orchidee d'Italia: 1-303. Il Castello srl, Italy.
  • Galán Cela, P. & Gamarra, R. (2003). Check List of the Iberian and Balearic Orchids 2. Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 60: 309-329.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Henry, Y. (2015). Autour de l'AND chloroplastique du genre Ophrys L.. L' Orchidophile. Revue de la Société Française d' Orchidophilie 46: 299-317.
  • Kühn, R., Pedersen, H.Æ. & Cribb, v (2019). Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean: 1-430. Kew Publishing, England.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Pedersen, H.Æ. & Faurholdt, N. (2007). Ophrys. The Bee Orchids of Europe: 1-297. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2005). Flora Iberica 21: 1-366. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Pedersen, H.Æ. & Faurholdt, N. (2007). Ophrys. The Bee Orchids of Europe: 1-297. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hall [1265] United Kingdom K000773013 Yes
Summerhayes, V.S. [3649] United Kingdom K000773016 Yes
K:SPC-70530.000 No
Stephens, W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773002 Yes
Lupton, F.G.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773033 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773024 Yes
Grubbe, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773010 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773017 Yes
Turner, D. [s.n.] K000773035 Yes
Horwood, A.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773015 Yes
s.coll. [1013] United Kingdom K000773031 Yes
Bicheno, J.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773019 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773025 Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. United Kingdom K:SPC-07440.000 No
Parker [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773008 Yes
s.coll. [1056] United Kingdom K000773018 Yes
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773009 Yes
Brewer, J.A. [1062] United Kingdom K000773006 Yes
Salisbury, E.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773005 Yes
Stock, D. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773021 Yes
Foord-Kelcey, F.L. [1462] United Kingdom K000773027 Yes
Lowne, B.T. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773007 Yes
Babington, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773022 Yes
Fraser, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773003 Yes
Brocas, F.Y. [1062] United Kingdom K000773036 Yes
Chase [19422] Austria K:SPC-73032.000 No
Welfitt-Nicholls, C.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773030 Yes
Atkins, B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773037 Yes
Hall [1265] United Kingdom K000773014 Yes
Taylor, P. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773012 Yes
Britton, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773011 Yes
Richards, R.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773032 Yes
Smith, A.R. [650612/3] United Kingdom K000970101 Yes
Churchill [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773004 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773026 Yes
Fay [656] K:SPC-70386.000 No
Lupton, F.G.H [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773028 Yes
Melville, R. [672.5] United Kingdom K000773001 Yes
H.F.D [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773029 Yes
Black, A.O. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773044 Yes
Burtt, B.L.; Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. United Kingdom K:SPC-20395.000 No
Gilbert, J.L. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000773023 Yes
Ryan, P.J. [s.n.] Ireland K000773034 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Orchideae: e-monocot.org

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