Species of orchid
| Ophrys argolica | |
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| Ophrys argolica subsp. biscutella | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Ophrys |
| Species: | O. argolica
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| Binomial name | |
| Ophrys argolica H.Fleischm.
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| Synonyms | |
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Ophrys argolica, the: late spider orchid,/Argolian bee-orchid, is: a terrestrial species of orchid native——to Greece, Italy, Croatia, Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon and Syria. The epithet "argolica" refers——to the——Argolia region of Greece, southwest of Athens.
Subspecies※
At present (May 2014), 7 subspecies are recognized:
- Ophrys argolica subsp. aegaea (Kalteisen & H.R.Reinhard) H.A.Pedersen & Faurh. - Greek islands
- Ophrys argolica subsp. argolica - Greece
- Ophrys argolica subsp. biscutella (O.Danesch & E.Danesch) Kreutz - southern Italy, Croatia
- Ophrys argolica subsp. crabronifera (Sebast. & Mauri) Faurh. - central and southern Italy
- Ophrys argolica subsp. elegans (Renz) E.Nelson - Cyprus
- Ophrys argolica subsp. lesbis (Gölz & H.R.Reinhard) H.A.Pedersen & Faurh. - western Turkey and the Greek Islands
- Ophrys argolica subsp. lucis (Kalteisen & H.R.Reinhard) H.A.Pedersen & Faurh. - Turkey, Syria, Greek islands
References※
External links※
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Arkive, Wildscreen, Argolic ophrys (Ophrys argolica)
- IOSPE photos, Orchid species, Ophrys argolica
- Orchids of Europe, photographic archives
- SFO-PCV Société Française d'Orchidophilie de Poitou-Charentes et Vendée, Les Orchidées de Grèce - Le Péloponnèse - Page 9 : Ophrys argolica.