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Ophrys apifera Huds.

bee orchid (Orchidaceae)

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Very widespreadModerate tendencySE
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Flower

Hartslock (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-06-06

 bee orchid / Ophrys apifera: Flower

Habitus

Beckley (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2014-06-02

 bee orchid / Ophrys apifera: Habitus

Ophrys apifera var. trollii is a variety sometimes known as the ‘wasp orchid’.

Sheepscombe (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2016-06-12

 bee orchid / Ophrys apifera: _Ophrys apifera_ var. _trollii_ is a variety sometimes known as the ‘wasp orchid’.

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