Ophrys apifera
Species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other plants also called "bee orchid", see bee orchid.
Ophrys apifera, known in Europe as the bee orchid, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Ophrys, in the family of Orchidaceae. It serves as an example of sexually deceptive pollination and floral mimicry, a highly selective and highly evolved plant–pollinator relationship, [2] and an example of fungal symbiosis,
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Genus: | Ophrys |
Species: | O. apifera |
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Ophrys apifera | |
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