Bumble Bee Orchid (Ophrys bombyliflora)
Ophrys bombyliflora, the bumblebee orchid, is a terrestrial Mediterranean orchid. Its flowers mimic female bumblebees, attracting male pollinators by pseudocopulation.
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Synonyms
Arachnites bombyliflorus (Link) Tod.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classLiliopsida
- orderAsparagales
- familyOrchidaceae
- genusOphrys
- speciesOphrys bombyliflora