Ophrys insectifera subsp. insectifera

Subspecies

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Botanical name
Ophrys insectifera subsp. insectifera
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Ophrys
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Ophrys insectifera subsp. insectifera

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Ophrys insectifera subsp. insectifera but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Arachnites musciflora Arachnites musciflorus Epipactis myodes Malaxis myodes Ophrys ambusta Ophrys insectifera f. apiculata Ophrys insectifera f. bombifera Ophrys insectifera f. dubia Ophrys insectifera f. longibracteata Ophrys insectifera f. luteomarginata Ophrys insectifera f. parviflora Ophrys insectifera f. rotundata Ophrys insectifera f. subbombifera Ophrys insectifera lus. virescens Ophrys insectifera subsp. myodes Ophrys insectifera var. luteomarginata Ophrys insectifera var. myodes Ophrys insectifera var. ochroleuca Ophrys insectifera var. viridiflora Ophrys muscaria Ophrys muscifera Ophrys muscifera f. apiculata Ophrys muscifera f. dubia Ophrys muscifera f. longibracteata Ophrys muscifera f. ochroleuca Ophrys muscifera f. parviflora Ophrys muscifera f. rotundata Ophrys muscifera f. subbombifera Ophrys muscifera f. vera Ophrys muscifera f. virescens Ophrys muscifera f. viridiflora Ophrys muscifera var. apiculata Ophrys muscifera var. bombifera Ophrys myodes Orchis muscaria Orchis muscifera Orchis musciflora Orchis myodes

Others in Ophrys

Ophrys bingoelensis
Ophrys kotschyi
Kotschy's Ophrys
Ophrys luizetii
Ophrys lunulata
Lunulate Ophrys
Ophrys lutea
Ophrys macchiatii
Ophrys macedonica
Ophrys mannarica

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