| Ophrys insectifera |
| taxonomy | described by | von Linnaeus, Carl |
| published in | Species Plantarum 2 : 948 1 may 1753 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Orchidoideae | |
| tribe | Orchideae | |
| subtribe | Orchidinae | |
| genus | Ophrys Linnaeus 1753 | |
| chromosomes | 36 (GIROS) | |
| native of | origins | margins and openings in deciduous woods and thermophilous meadows. spread by the foothills at mid valleys |
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| altitude | 200 - 1400 m (660 - 4620 ft) | |
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| the plant | life form | geophyte |
| roots | two tuberoids ovoid or rounded | |
| nr. leaves | 2 - 6 | |
| height | 50 - 60 cm (20" - 24") | |
| nr. flowers | 3 - 12 | |
| blooming | from april to june | |
| index of rarity | 74,28 | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
