Ophrys speculum

Mirror orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Ophrys
Species:
O. speculum
Binomial name
Ophrys speculum
Synonyms
  • Ophrys ciliata Biv.
  • Ophrys vernixia subsp. ciliata (Biv.) Del Prete
  • Ophrys scolopax Willd. (illegitimate name)

Ophrys speculum, the mirror orchid, is a species of Ophrys distributed throughout the Mediterranean that is pollinated exclusively by a single species of scoliid wasp.

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