Ophrys fusca
Ophrys fusca, commonly known as the sombre bee-orchid or the dark bee-orchid, is a species of orchid native to the Mediterranean from southwestern Europe and northern Africa to western Asia. Most subspecies of the Ophrys fusca are pollinated by males of Andrena bees.Subspecies
Five subspecies are currently recognized :
- Ophrys fusca subsp. blitopertha Faurh. & H.A.Pedersen - Turkey, Greek islands
- Ophrys fusca subsp. cinereophila Faurh.- Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Syria
- Ophrys fusca subsp. fusca - from Portugal to Turkey
- Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor K.Richt. - from Portugal to Turkey
- Ophrys fusca subsp. pallida E.G.Camus in E.G.Camus & A.A.Camus - Sicily, Tunisia, Algeria
