Early Spider-orchid / الأوفريس الدبوري

Ophrys sphegodes Mill.

Flower, March. This photo is available under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC 4.0.

Edibility and Usage

Edibility
Unknown
Blooming period
April to May

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • No perianth
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Geophyte

Scientifc data

Genus
Ophrys L.
Family
Orchidaceae
Wikidata item
Q161476
GBIF Item
Ophrys sphegodes Mill. (2793334)

References

  1. Mashjar Juthour.(2017). Palestinian Wildflower Pocket Guide(English and Arabic)
  2. Ophrys sphegodes Mill. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-04-06.

Citation

Ophrys sphegodes Mill. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/703 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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