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Ophrys holosericea, the late spider orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to western and central Europe and the Mediterranean region.[1] There has been considerable confusion about the identity of this species and the correct spelling of its name.[2]

Subtaxa

The following subtaxa are accepted:[1]

  • Ophrys holosericea subsp. andria (P.Delforge) Faurh. – Aegean Islands
  • Ophrys holosericea subsp. apulica (O.Danesch & E.Danesch) Buttler – Eastern and southern Italy, southern Sicily, southern Croatia
  • Ophrys holosericea subsp. biancae (Tod.) Faurh. & H.A.Pedersen – Sicily
  • Ophrys holosericea subsp. candica (E.Nelson ex Soó) Renz & Taubenheim – Italy, Sicily, East Aegean Islands, Greece, Crete, Turkey
  • Ophrys holosericea subsp. chestermanii J.J.Wood – Sardinia
  • Ophrys holosericea nothosubsp. delfuocoi D'Alonzo & Perilli – Italy
  • Ophrys holosericea subsp. elatior (Paulus) H.Baumann & Künkele – Eastern France, Switzerland, southwestern Germany
  • Ophrys holosericea subsp. gracilis (Büel, O.Danesch & E.Danesch) O.Danesch & E.Danesch – Italy, Istria
  • Ophrys holosericea subsp. holosericea – Entire range
  • Ophrys holosericea subsp. lacaitae (Lojac.) W.Rossi – southern Italy, Sicily, Malta, Vis
  • Ophrys holosericea subsp. oblita (Kreutz, Gügel & W.Hahn) ined. – Southern Greece, East Aegean Islands, Turkey, Lebanon/Syria, Israel
  • Ophrys holosericea subsp. oxyrrhynchos (Tod.) H.Sund. – southern Italy, Sicily, Malta
  • Ophrys holosericea subsp. pallidiconi (Faurh.) ined. – South southwest Turkey
  • Ophrys holosericea subsp. parvimaculata (O.Danesch & E.Danesch) O.Danesch & E.Danesch – South-central and southern Italy
  • Ophrys holosericea nothosubsp. robertidarum D'Alonzo & Perilli – Italy

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ophrys holosericea (Burm.f.) Greuter". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. ^ Greuter, Werner (2008). "On the correct name of the Late Spider Orchid, and its appropriate spelling: Ophrys holosericea". Journal Europäischer Orchideen. 40 (4): 657–662. Retrieved 16 March 2022.


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