Orchidaceae
Ophrys
Ophrys sphegodes

Ophrys sphegodes subsp. spruneri (Nyman) E.Nelson

First published in Gestaltw. Artb. Orchid. Eur. Mittelmeerl.: 183 (1962)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Greece to Aegean Islands. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

East Aegean Is., Greece, Kriti

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kühn, R., Pedersen, H.Æ. & Cribb, P.J. (2019). Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean: 1-430. Kew Publishing, England.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
Harley, R.M. [3a] Greece Ophrys spruneri K:SPC-24650.000 No
Türkiye Ophrys spruneri K:SPC-47940.000 No
Norman, T. [1] Greece Ophrys spruneri K:SPC-37050.000 No
Chesterman, D.D. [4] Greece Ophrys spruneri K:SPC-38210.000 No
Chesterman, D.D. [171] Greece Ophrys spruneri K:SPC-43741.000 No
Townsend, C.C. [69/27] Greece Ophrys spruneri K:SPC-32295.000 No
Greece Ophrys spruneri K:SPC-05822.000 No
Türkiye Ophrys spruneri K:SPC-47434.000 No
Collins, P.B. [14] Greece Ophrys spruneri K:SPC-35083.000 No
Wood, J.J. [195] Greece Ophrys spruneri K:SPC-38251.000 No
Harley, R.M. Greece Ophrys spruneri K:SPC-24648.000 No
Wood, J.J. [136] Greece Ophrys spruneri K:SPC-39026.000 No
Wood, J.J. [135] Greece Ophrys spruneri K:SPC-38930.000 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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