Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Asparagales > Family Orchidaceae > Genus Ophrys

Ophrys apifera Huds.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Ophrys*	L.	accepted genus name
*Arachnites*	F. W. Schmidt	heterotypic synonym
*Myodium*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym

Species group names

*Arachnites apifera*	(Huds.) Hoffm.	homotypic synonym
*Orchis apifera*	(Huds.) Salisb.	homotypic synonym
*Ophrys albiflora*	Spruner ex Boiss.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera [unranked] immaculata*	(Bréb.) Soó	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera f. almaracensis*	(Pérez-Chisc., Durán Oliva & Gil Llano) P. Delforge	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera f. aurita*	(Moggr.) Soó	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera f. basiliensis*	(S. Schwegler & Matthies) P. Delforge	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera f. belgarum*	(Turner Ettl.) P. Delforge	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera f. bicolor*	(E. Nelson) P. D. Sell	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera f. botteronii*	(Chodat) P. D. Sell	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera f. brevilabellata*	(Kreutz, R. Selig & Zelesny) P. Delforge	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera f. chodatii*	Wilczek	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera f. curviflora*	(A. Soulié) P. Delforge	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera f. flavescens*	(Rosbach) P. D. Sell	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera f. friburgensis*	(Freyhold) P. Delforge	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera f. fulvofusca*	(M. P. Grasso & Scrugli) P. Delforge	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera f. pauciflora*	A. Terracc.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera f. tilaventina*	(Nonis & Liverani) P. Delforge	heterotypic synonym; nom. inval.
*Ophrys apifera f. trollii*	(Hegetschw.) P. D. Sell	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera proles botteronii*	(Chodat) Asch. & Graebn.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera subsp. austriaca*	(Wiesb. ex Dichtl) K. Richt.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera subsp. botteronii*	(Chodat) Hegi	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera subsp. chlorantha*	(Hegetschw.) Arcang.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera subsp. friburgensis*	(Freyhold) P. Fourn.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera subsp. jurana*	Ruppert	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera subsp. muteliae*	(Mutel) K. Richt.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera subsp. purpurea*	(Tausch) K. Richt.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera subsp. trollii*	(Hegetschw.) K. Richt.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera var. almaracensis*	Pérez-Chisc., Durán Oliva & Gil Llano	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera var. aurita*	(Moggr.) Gremli	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera var. austriaca*	(Wiesb. ex Dichtl) Beck	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera var. basiliensis*	S. Schwegler & Matthies	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera var. belgarum*	Turner Ettl.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera var. bicolor*	E. Nelson	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera var. botteronii*	(Chodat) Brand	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera var. brevilabellata*	Kreutz, R. Selig & Zelesny	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera var. broteroi*	Welw. ex Nyman	heterotypic synonym; nom. nud.
*Ophrys apifera var. chlorantha*	(Hegetschw.) Nyman	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera var. cordatitepala*	Chodat	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera var. curviflora*	A. Soulié	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera var. filitepala*	Chodat	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera var. flavescens*	Rosbach	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera var. friburgensis*	Freyhold	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera var. fulvofusca*	M. P. Grasso & Scrugli	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera var. immaculata*	Bréb.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera var. muteliae*	Mutel	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera var. olimpiadae*	Ugr. ex E. G. Camus	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera var. purpurea*	(Tausch) Nyman	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera var. speciosa*	Nyman	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera var. subterrostrunca*	Brot.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys apifera var. tilaventina*	Nonis & Liverani	heterotypic synonym; nom. inval.
*Ophrys apifera var. trollii*	(Hegetschw.) Rchb. f.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys aquisgranensis*	Kaltenb.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys arachnites*	Mill.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys asilifera*	Vayr.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys austriaca*	Wiesb. ex Dichtl	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys bicolor*	O. Nägeli	heterotypic synonym; nom. illeg.
*Ophrys botteronii*	Chodat	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys chlorantha*	Hegetschw.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys epeirophora*	Peter	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys friburgensis*	(Freyhold) O. Nägeli	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys immaculata*	(Bréb.) O. Nägeli	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys insectifera subvar. aurita*	Moggr.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys integra*	Sacc.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys jurana*	(Ruppert) Neuberger	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys mangini*	Tallon	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys oestrifera*	M. Bieb.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys picta var. oestrifera*	(M. Bieb.) Bory & Chaub.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys purpurea*	Tausch	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys ripaensis*	Porta	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys rostrata*	Ten.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys saraepontana*	Ruppert	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys scolopax var. oestrifera*	(M. Bieb.) Rchb. f.	heterotypic synonym
*Ophrys trollii*	Hegetschw.	heterotypic synonym
*Orchis oestrifera*	(M. Bieb.) M. Bieb.	heterotypic synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Basque: erle-lore; larania sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Catalan: abellas; abellera; abellera apífera; abelles; flor d´abella; flor d´abelles; flor d'abelles; flor de l´abella; flor de la Mare de Déu; flor de l'abella; herba abellera; herba melera; moscas d´ase; mosques d'ase; sabatetas de la Mare de Deu; sabatetes de la Mare de Déu sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Galician: abelleira; herba abelleira; herba da abella sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

High Aragonese: abejeta; abelleta sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Majorcan: abellas; abellera; abelles; bayera; beiera; beyera; moscas sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Portuguese: abelha; abelha-flor; abelheira; abelhinha; alipivre; alpivre; erva abelha; erva aranha; erva-abelha; erva-aranha; herva abelha; nangela; nigela; ofrio sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: abeja; abejas del Parnaso; abejera; abejita; compañón de perro; flor de abeja; flor de la abeja; yerba de la abeja sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Valencian: abelletes; flor d'abella; mosquera

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Fl. Angl.: 340. 1762

Genbank

Citation

World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Ophrys apifera Huds. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/877c41bb-7bed-40d6-a6d2-6090884bf778

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Importance

IUCN:
Red List status NT 2005 This species is near threatened and is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future according to the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources