Ophrys argolica H.Fleischm. is a plant in the Orchidaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Ophrys argolica H.Fleischm. (Ophrys argolica H.Fleischm.)
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Ophrys argolica H.Fleischm.

Ophrys argolica H.Fleischm.

Ophrys argolica is a terrestrial orchid species native to parts of southeastern Europe and western Asia.

Family
Genus
Ophrys
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Ophrys argolica H.Fleischm.

Ophrys argolica H.Fleischm., commonly called the late spider orchid or Argolian bee-orchid, is a terrestrial orchid species. It is native to Greece, Italy, Croatia, Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon, and Syria. Its specific epithet "argolica" references the Argolia region of Greece, which lies southwest of Athens.

Photo: (c) Pasquale Buonpane, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Pasquale Buonpane · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Orchidaceae Ophrys

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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