Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Ophrys
Species: Ophrys fusca
Subspecies: Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor

Name

Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor, (Desf.) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 261 (1890).

Synonymy

Basionym
- Ophrys iricolor Desf., Ann. Mus. Hist. Nat. 10: 224 (1807).
Homotypic
- Ophrys fusca f. iricolor (Desf.) Soó, Bot. Arch. 23: 22 (1928).
- Ophrys fusca var. iricolor (Desf.) Rchb.. H.G.L.Reichenbach, Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 13-14: 75 (1851).
Heterotypic
- Ophrys astypalaeica P.Delforge, Naturalistes Belges 78: 154 (1997).
- Ophrys eleonorae Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers, Naturalistes Belges 72: 100 (1991).
- Ophrys eleonorae subsp. hospitalis (P.Delforge) Hennecke, Beitr. Ophrys: 220 (2021).
- Ophrys eleonorae subsp. limensis (F.M.Vázquez) Hennecke, Beitr. Ophrys: 221 (2021).
- Ophrys eleonorae subsp. lojaconoi (P.Delforge) Hennecke, Beitr. Ophrys: 220 (2021).
- Ophrys fusca subsp. limensis F.M.Vázquez, Folia Bot. Extremadur. 3: 269 (2009).
- Ophrys fusca var. maxima A.Terracc., Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1910: 22 (1910).
- Ophrys hospitalis P.Delforge, Naturalistes Belges 93: 69 (2012).
- Ophrys iricolor subsp. astypalaeica (P.Delforge) Kreutz, Kompend. Eur. Orchid.: 103 (2004).
- Ophrys iricolor var. astypalaeica (P.Delforge) Hennecke, Beitr. Ophrys: 222 (2021).
- Ophrys iricolor subsp. eleonorae (Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers) Paulus & Gack, Jahresber. Naturwiss. Vereins Wuppertal 48: 199 (1995).
- Ophrys iricolor subsp. hospitalis (P.Delforge) Mifsud & L.Lewis, J. Eur. Orch. 45: 117 (2013).
- Ophrys iricolor subsp. lojaconoi (P.Delforge) Kreutz, Kompend. Eur. Orchid.: 103 (2004).
- Ophrys iricolor subsp. maxima (A.Terracc.) Paulus & Gack, Jahresber. Naturwiss. Vereins Wuppertal 48: 199 (1995).
- Ophrys iricolor var. mesaritica (Paulus, C.Alibertis & A.Alibertis) Hennecke, Beitr. Ophrys: 222 (2021).
- Ophrys iricolor subsp. mesaritica (Paulus, C.Alibertis & A.Alibertis) Kreutz, Kompend. Eur. Orchid.: 104 (2004).
- Ophrys iricolor subsp. vallesiana (Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers) Paulus & Gack, Jahresber. Naturwiss. Vereins Wuppertal 48: 199 (1995).
- Ophrys lojaconoi P.Delforge, Naturalistes Belges 76: 289 (1995).
- Ophrys mesaritica Paulus, C.Alibertis & A.Alibertis, Mitt. Arbeitskreis Heimische Orchid. Baden-Württemberg 22: 774 (1990).
- Ophrys tiaretiana Kreutz, Miara & Ait-Hamm., Guide Orchids Europe N. Afr. Middle E.: 698 (2024).
- Ophrys vallesiana Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers, Naturalistes Belges 75(7, Suppl.): 373 (1994) .

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Europe
- Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Greece, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe, NW. Balkan Pen..
Africa
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Tunisia.
Asia-Temperate
- Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Türkiye

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

K.Richt. (1890), Plantae Europeae 1: 261.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Sep 9. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Sep 9. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor. Accessed: 9 Sep 2026. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor. Published online. Accessed: 9 Sep 2026. Reference page.

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