Orchidaceae
Ophrys

Ophrys sphegodes Mill.

First published in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 8 (1768), nom. cons.
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & S. Europe to N. Iran. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Austria, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Yugoslavia

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.
  • Devillers-Terschuren, J., Delforge, P. & Devillers, P. (2006). Ophrys sphegodes Miller 1768, nom correct, et Ophrys aranifera Hudson 1778, synonyme postérieur, s'appliquent bien à la même espèce. Naturalistes Belges; Bulletin Mensuel 87: 85-120.
  • 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.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Faurholdt, N. & Pedersen, H.Æ. (2009). Flueblomster fra Marokko til Mellemøsten: 1-122. Dansk Orchide Klub og forfatterne.
  • 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.
  • Güner, A., Kandemir, A., Menemen, Y., Yıldırım, H., Aslan, S., Çimen, A.Ö., Güner, I., Ekşi, G. & Şen, F. (eds.) (2022). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey) 3a: 1-868. ANG Vakfı Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi Yayınları. İstanbul.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Kühn, R., Pedersen, H.Æ. & Cribb, P.J. (2019). Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean: 1-430. Kew Publishing, England.
  • Pedersen, H.Æ. & Faurholdt, N. (2007). Ophrys. The Bee Orchids of Europe: 1-297. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Güner, A., Kandemir, A., Menemen, Y., Yıldırım, H., Aslan, S., Çimen, A.Ö., Güner, I., Ekşi, G. & Şen, F. (eds.) (2022). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey) 3a: 1-868. ANG Vakfı Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi Yayınları. İstanbul.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Joseph, J.; Joseph, S. [379] Spain K:SPC-48809.000 No
Wood, J.J. [124] Cyprus K:SPC-39111.000 No
Sintenis, P.E.E. [1514] Iran K000796443 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wood, J.J. [208] Italy K:SPC-38944.000 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [11050] Greece K:SPC-40225.000 No
Maude, A.H. France K:SPC-00182.000 No
Chesterman, D.D. [253] France K:SPC-29047.447 No
Wood, J.J. [392] Italy K:SPC-43671.000 No
Wood, J.J. [309] Italy K:SPC-39616.000 No
Wood, J.J. [252] Greece K:SPC-39446.000 No
Worsdell, W.C. United Kingdom K:SPC-34473.000 No
Gilmour, J. K:SPC-33768.000 No
Wood, J.J. [566] France K:SPC-48024.000 No
Collins, P.B. [75/003] Italy K:SPC-41298.000 No
Chesterman, D.D. [130] Cyprus K:SPC-40850.000 No
Wood, J.J. [238] Greece K:SPC-39489.000 No
Wood, J.J. [269] Greece K:SPC-39486.000 No
Barneby, T. France K:SPC-28711.000 No
Wood, J.J. [387] Italy K:SPC-43662.000 No
Joseph, J.; Joseph, S. [259] Spain K:SPC-48804.000 No
Wood, J.J. [393] Italy K:SPC-43677.000 No
Chesterman, D.D. [254] France K:SPC-40699.000 No
Barneby, T. France K:SPC-28716.000 No
Wood, J.J. [145] Greece K:SPC-38934.000 No
Wood, J.J. [329] Italy K:SPC-39624.000 No
Wood, J.J. [53] Cyprus K:SPC-38218.000 No
Chesterman, D.D. [233] Italy K:SPC-44318.000 No
Wood, J.J. [469] Italy K:SPC-43552.000 No
Collins, P.B. [75/0009] Italy K:SPC-41275.000 No
Bennett, W.F. United Kingdom K:SPC-05824.000 No
Watson, J.M. [12] Greece K:SPC-02991.000 No
Chesterman, D.D. [1] Greece K:SPC-38209.000 No
France K:SPC-00149.000 No
Wood, J.J. [124] Cyprus K:SPC-39579.000 No
Wood, J.J. [28] Cyprus K:SPC-39041.000 No
Farrell, L. [s.n.] United Kingdom K:SPC-56304.000 No
Wood, J.J. [39] Cyprus K:SPC-06049.184 No
Wood, J.J. [60] Cyprus K:SPC-38236.000 No
Wood, J.J. [74] Cyprus K:SPC-38959.000 No
Messel Italy K:SPC-05820.000 No
Collins, P.B. [12a] Greece K:SPC-35082.000 No
Wood, J.J. [40] Cyprus K:SPC-06049.191 No
Wood, J.J. [369] Italy K:SPC-43661.000 No
Wood, J.J. [42] Cyprus K:SPC-06049.036 No
Wood, J.J. [341] Italy K:SPC-39543.000 No
Norman, T. Greece K:SPC-37048.000 No
Brooke, B.J. France K:SPC-20397.000 No
Wood, J.J. [285] Greece K:SPC-40608.000 No
Wood, J.J. [25] Cyprus K:SPC-39016.000 No
Wood, J.J. [2] Cyprus K:SPC-39114.000 No
Wood, J.J. [324] Italy K:SPC-39482.000 No
Pennington, T. [s.n.] France K:SPC-77519.000 No
Norman, T. [4] Türkiye K:SPC-37047.000 No
Wood, J.J. [17] Cyprus K:SPC-38898.000 No
Wood, J.J. [35] Cyprus K:SPC-06049.192 No
Wood, J.J. [55] Cyprus K:SPC-38910.000 No
Jones, E. United Kingdom K:SPC-23201.000 No
Atkinson, R. United Kingdom K:SPC-20401.000 No
United Kingdom K:SPC-00185.000 No
Wood, J.J. [759] Cyprus K:SPC-49681.000 No
Wood, J.J. [23] Cyprus K:SPC-38234.000 No
Wood, J.J. [333] Italy K:SPC-39545.000 No
Wood, J.J. [58] Cyprus K:SPC-38912.000 No
Wood, J.J. [305] Italy K:SPC-39611.000 No
Wood, J.J. [425] Italy K:SPC-43664.000 No
Wood, J.J. [306] Italy K:SPC-39423.000 No
Wood, J.J. [769] Cyprus K:SPC-49680.000 No
Allison, J.M. United Kingdom K:SPC-20406.000 No
Goulimy, C.N. Greece K:SPC-20390.000 No
Wood, J.J. [115] Cyprus K:SPC-38902.000 No
Wood, J.J. [34] Cyprus K:SPC-06049.141 No
K:SPC-20403.000 No
Watson, J.M. [16] Türkiye K:SPC-00186.000 No
Chesterman, D.D. [227] Italy K:SPC-44319.000 No
Barneby, T. France K:SPC-28709.000 No
Clements, M.A. [2918] Italy K:SPC-48765.000 No
Wood, J.J. [337] Italy K:SPC-39621.000 No
United Kingdom K:SPC-05825.000 No
Wood, J.J. [51] Cyprus K:SPC-38217.000 No
Wood, J.J. [1744] Greece K:SPC-38374.000 No
Wood, J.J. [313] Italy K:SPC-39463.000 No
Millington Türkiye K:SPC-20758.000 No
Collins, P.B. [75/002] Italy K:SPC-41297.000 No
Wood, J.J. [33] Cyprus K:SPC-06049.140 No
Goulimy, C.N. Greece K:SPC-20786.000 No
Atkinson, R. United Kingdom K:SPC-05830.000 No
Wood, J.J. [327] Italy K:SPC-39539.000 No
Harley, R.M. Greece K:SPC-24634.000 No
Wood, J.J. [55] Cyprus K:SPC-39045.000 No
Harley, R.M. [4A] Greece K:SPC-24632.000 No
Wood, J.J. [338] Italy K:SPC-39498.000 No
Butcher, D. [46] France K:SPC-76429.000 No
Wood, J.J. [37] Cyprus K:SPC-06049.190 No
Mathew, B. Türkiye K:SPC-30141.000 No
Polunin, O. [6520] Greece K:SPC-20767.000 No
Wood, J.J. [217] Italy K:SPC-39106.000 No
Collins, P.B. [9a] Greece K:SPC-35091.000 No
Wood, J.J. [25] Cyprus K:SPC-38233.000 No
Wood, J.J. [307] Italy K:SPC-39476.000 No
Chesterman, D.D. [237] Italy K:SPC-44323.000 No
Banks, C. Israel K:SPC-27829.000 No
Collins, P.B. [1] Greece K:SPC-35092.000 No
Wood, J.J. [49] Cyprus K:SPC-38896.000 No
Italy K:SPC-00172.000 No
Wood, J.J. [388] Italy K:SPC-43650.000 No
Wood, J.J. [303] Italy K:SPC-39475.000 No
Wood, J.J. [56] Cyprus K:SPC-38901.000 No
Jannings, E.M. United Kingdom K:SPC-00183.000 No
Collins, P.B. [12] Greece K:SPC-35079.000 No
Chesterman, D.D. [155] Italy K:SPC-40928.000 No
Summerhayes, V.S. United Kingdom K:SPC-20761.000 No
Wood, J.J. [342] Italy K:SPC-39483.000 No
Wood, J.J. [25] Cyprus K:SPC-39112.000 No
Watson, J.M. [27] Türkiye K:SPC-00184.000 No
Wood, J.J. [332] Italy K:SPC-39542.000 No
Wood, J.J. [24] Cyprus K:SPC-39108.000 No
Collins, P.B. [14C] Greece K:SPC-35093.000 No

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  • 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 Names and Taxonomic Backbone

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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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