Ophrys fuciflora
Ophrys fuciflora is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family. It is widespread across much of Europe from Britain and Spain to Turkey and Romania, plus Libya and the Middle East as far east as Iraq.
There has been considerable confusion over the correct name of this species. Many authors have called it Ophrys holoserica, but O. holoserica Greuter is a synonym of a different species, Ophrys apifera, the bee orchid.Subspecies and varieties
A long list of subspecies and varieties have been proposed and named. At the present time, the following are widely recognized:
- *Ophrys fuciflora subsp. andria Faurh. - Greek islands
- *Ophrys fuciflora subsp. apulica O.Danesch & E.Danesch - southern Italy including Sicily
- *Ophrys fuciflora subsp. biancae Faurh. - Sicily
- *Ophrys fuciflora subsp. bornmuelleri B.Willing & E.Willing - Turkey, Cyprus, Greek islands, Syria, Palestine, Israel, Iraq
- *Ophrys fuciflora subsp. candica E.Nelson ex Soó - southern Italy including Sicily, plus Greece and Turkey
- *Ophrys fuciflora subsp. chestermanii H.Blatt & W.Wirth - Sardinia
- *Ophrys fuciflora subsp. elatior R.Engel & Quentin Germany, Switzerland, France, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia
- *Ophrys fuciflora subsp. fuciflora - from Britain to Syria
- *Ophrys fuciflora subsp. grandiflora Faurh. - Turkey, Cyprus
- *Ophrys fuciflora subsp. lacaitae Soó - Italy, Malta, Croatia
- *Ophrys fuciflora subsp. oblita Faurh., H.A.Pedersen & S.G.Christ - Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Israel
- *Ophrys fuciflora subsp. oxyrrhynchos Soó - southern Italy including Sicily
- *Ophrys fuciflora subsp. pallidiconi Faurh. - Turkey
- *Ophrys fuciflora subsp. parvimaculata O.Danesch & E.Danesch - Italy
- *Ophrys fuciflora var. ziyaretiana Faurh. & H.A.Pedersen - Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, Israel
