Ophrys holosericea

Ophrys holosericea, the late spider orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to western and central Europe and the Mediterranean region.^[1] There has been considerable confusion about the identity of this species and the correct spelling of its name.^[2]

Ophrys holosericea
Close-up of flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Ophrys
Species:	O. holosericea
Binomial name
Ophrys holosericea (Burm.f.) Greuter
Synonyms[1]
List Arachnites biancae Tod. Arachnites fuciflorus F.W.Schmidt Arachnites oxyrhynchus Tod. Epipactis arachnites (Scop.) F.W.Schmidt Ophrys aegirtica P.Delforge Ophrys aeoli P.Delforge Ophrys anapei O.Danesch & E.Danesch Ophrys andria P.Delforge Ophrys andria subsp. halkionis (G.Kretzschmar & H.Kretzschmar) Kreutz Ophrys annae Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers Ophrys apifera subsp. arachnites (Scop.) H.C.Watson Ophrys appennina Romolini & Soca Ophrys apulica (O.Danesch & E.Danesch) O.Danesch & E.Danesch Ophrys apulica subsp. pharensis Kranjcev Ophrys arachnites (Scop.) Reichard Ophrys arachnites subsp. oxyrrhynchos (Tod.) Nyman Ophrys aramaeorum P.Delforge Ophrys baeteniorum P.Delforge Ophrys biancae (Tod.) Macch. Ophrys bombyliflora Spreng. Ophrys brachyotes Rchb. Ophrys calliantha Bartolo & Pulv. Ophrys candica Greuter, Matthäs & Risse Ophrys candica (E.Nelson ex Soó) H.Baumann & Künkele Ophrys candica subsp. calliantha (Bartolo & Pulv.) Kreutz Ophrys candica subsp. cytherea B.Baumann & H.Baumann Ophrys candica subsp. lacaena (P.Delforge) Kreutz Ophrys candica subsp. lyciensis (Paulus, Gügel, D.Rückbr. & U.Rückbr.) Kreutz Ophrys candica var. minoa (C.Alibertis & A.Alibertis) Paulus, Gügel, D.Rückbr. & U.Rückbr. Ophrys candica subsp. minoa C.Alibertis & A.Alibertis Ophrys candica f. minoa (C.Alibertis & A.Alibertis) P.Delforge Ophrys celiensis (O.Danesch & E.Danesch) P.Delforge Ophrys chestermanii (J.J.Wood) Gölz & H.R.Reinhard Ophrys chiosica P.Delforge, Onckelinx & Saliaris Ophrys cinnabarina Romolini & Soca Ophrys colossaea P.Delforge Ophrys × cosentiana H.Baumann & Künkele Ophrys cyrenaica (Kreutz) P.Delforge Ophrys cytherea (B.Baumann & H.Baumann) P.Delforge Ophrys demangei (Scappat.) P.Delforge Ophrys dinarica Kranjcev & P.Delforge Ophrys discors Bianca Ophrys druentica P.Delforge & Viglione Ophrys elatior Paulus Ophrys episcopalis Poir. Ophrys episcopalis subsp. libanotica (B.Baumann & H.Baumann) Véla & Viglione Ophrys episcopalis var. samia P.Delforge Ophrys ethemeae (Kreutz) P.Delforge Ophrys flavescens Sassenf. Ophrys fuciflora (Crantz) Rchb.f. Ophrys fuciflora (F.W.Schmidt) Moench Ophrys fuciflora subsp. aestuariensis J.-P.Ring, J.-C.Querré, Biron & Fouquet Ophrys fuciflora subsp. andria (P.Delforge) Faurh. Ophrys fuciflora subsp. annae (Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers) R.Engel & P.Quentin Ophrys fuciflora var. apiformoides Balayer Ophrys fuciflora subsp. apulica O.Danesch & E.Danesch Ophrys fuciflora subsp. biancae (Tod.) Faurh. Ophrys fuciflora subsp. candica E.Nelson ex Soó Ophrys fuciflora var. carmeloides Balayer Ophrys fuciflora subsp. celiensis O.Danesch & E.Danesch Ophrys fuciflora subsp. chestermanii  (J.J.Wood) H.Blatt & W.Wirth Ophrys fuciflora subsp. demangei Scappat. Ophrys fuciflora var. dinarica (Kranjcev & P.Delforge) Faurh. Ophrys fuciflora subsp. elatior Gumpr. Ophrys fuciflora subsp. elatior (Paulus) R.Engel & P.Quentin Ophrys fuciflora subsp. gracilis Büel, O.Danesch & E.Danesch Ophrys fuciflora var. gracilis (Büel, O.Danesch & E.Danesch) Faurh. Ophrys fuciflora subsp. lacaitae (Lojac.) Soó Ophrys fuciflora subsp. lorenae E.De Martino & Centur. Ophrys fuciflora subsp. maxima (H.Fleischm.) Soó Ophrys fuciflora subsp. montiliensis Aubenas & Scappat. Ophrys fuciflora subsp. oblita (Kreutz, Gügel & W.Hahn) Faurh., H.A.Pedersen & S.G.Christ. Ophrys fuciflora subsp. oxyrrhynchos (Tod.) Soó Ophrys fuciflora subsp. pallidiconi Faurh. Ophrys fuciflora subsp. parvimaculata O.Danesch & E.Danesch Ophrys fuciflora var. posidonia (P.Delforge) Faurh. Ophrys fuciflora subsp. souchei R.Martin & Véla Ophrys fuciflora f. tallosii Soó Ophrys fuciflora subsp. tetraloniae (W.P.Teschner) Faurh. Ophrys fuciflora f. triloboviridis Soó Ophrys fuciflora subsp. untchjii M.Schulze Ophrys gracilis (Büel, O.Danesch & E.Danesch) Englmaier Ophrys graeca (B.Baumann & H.Baumann) S.Hertel & H.Weyland Ophrys gresivaudanica O.Gerbaud Ophrys halia Paulus Ophrys heldreichii subsp. pharia (Devillers & Devillers-Tersch.) Kreutz Ophrys helios Kreutz Ophrys helios f. taloniensis (Kreutz) P.Delforge Ophrys holosericea subsp. aeoli (P.Delforge) Kreutz Ophrys holosericea var. aliceae Argiolas Ophrys holosericea subsp. annae (Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers) H.Baumann, Giotta, Künkele, R.Lorenz & Piccitto Ophrys holosericea subsp. appennina (Romolini & Soca) Kreutz Ophrys holosericea subsp. aramaeorum (P.Delforge) Kreutz Ophrys holosericea var. bicolor E.Breiner & R.Breiner Ophrys holosericea subsp. candica H.A.Pedersen & Faurh. Ophrys holosericea subsp. celiensis (O.Danesch & E.Danesch) O.Danesch & E.Danesch Ophrys holosericea f. chlorantha Lumare, Medagli, Dura & Anelli Ophrys holosericea subsp. cinnabarina (Romolini & Soca) Kreutz Ophrys holosericea subsp. colossaea (P.Delforge) Kreutz Ophrys holosericea subsp. cyrenaica Kreutz Ophrys holosericea subsp. dinarica (Kranjcev & P.Delforge) Kreutz Ophrys holosericea subsp. druentica (P.Delforge & Viglione) Kreutz Ophrys holosericea subsp. episcopalis (Poir.) Kreutz Ophrys holosericea subsp. ethemeae Kreutz Ophrys holosericea var. flavescens (Rosbach) H.Sund. Ophrys holosericea subsp. graeca B.Baumann & H.Baumann Ophrys holosericea subsp. gresivaudanica (O.Gerbaud) Kreutz Ophrys holosericea subsp. halia (Paulus) Kreutz Ophrys holosericea subsp. halicarnassia H.Baumann & Künkele Ophrys holosericea subsp. halkionis (G.Kretzschmar & H.Kretzschmar) Kreutz Ophrys holosericea subsp. helios (Kreutz) Kreutz Ophrys holosericea subsp. lacaena (P.Delforge) H.Baumann & R.Lorenz Ophrys holosericea subsp. laxiflora Zelesny & Kreutz Ophrys holosericea subsp. libanotica B.Baumann & H.Baumann Ophrys holosericea subsp. linearis (Moggr.) Kreutz Ophrys holosericea subsp. lorenae (E.De Martino & Centur.) Kreutz Ophrys holosericea subsp. lyciensis (Paulus, Gügel, D.Rückbr. & U.Rückbr.) H.Baumann & R.Lorenz Ophrys holosericea subsp. maxima (H.Fleischm.) Greuter Ophrys holosericea subsp. medea (Devillers & Devillers-Tersch.) Kreutz Ophrys holosericea subsp. mesopotamica Kreutz & H.Baumgartner bis Ophrys holosericea subsp. paolina Liverani & Romolini Ophrys holosericea subsp. pinguis (Romolini & Soca) Kreutz Ophrys holosericea subsp. posidonia (P.Delforge) Kreutz Ophrys holosericea subsp. serotina (Rolli ex Paulus) Kreutz Ophrys holosericea subsp. taloniensis Kreutz Ophrys holosericea subsp. tetraloniae (W.P.Teschner) Kreutz Ophrys holosericea subsp. toroslaria Kreutz, Gügel & Zaiss Ophrys holosericea subsp. untchjii (M.Schulze) Kreutz Ophrys holosericea subsp. vanbruggeniana J.Essink, L.Essink & Kreutz Ophrys impresciae Soca Ophrys insectifera subsp. arachnites (Scop.) Moggr. Ophrys insectifera subvar. linearis Moggr. Ophrys istriensis S.Hertel, Paulus & Weyland Ophrys kranjcevii P.Delforge Ophrys lacaena P.Delforge Ophrys lacaena f. cytherea (B.Baumann & H.Baumann) P.Delforge Ophrys lacaena f. graeca (B.Baumann & H.Baumann) P.Delforge Ophrys lacaitae Lojac. Ophrys libanotica (B.Baumann & H.Baumann) P.Delforge Ophrys linearis (Moggr.) P.Delforge, Devillers & Devillers-Tersch. Ophrys lorenae (E.De Martino & Centur.) P.Delforge Ophrys lyciensis Paulus, Gügel, D.Rückbr. & U.Rückbr. Ophrys malvasiana S.Hertel & H.Weyland Ophrys maxima (H.Fleischm.) Paulus & Gack Ophrys medea Devillers & Devillers-Tersch. Ophrys mesopotamica (Kreutz & H.Baumgartner bis) P.Delforge Ophrys minoa (C.Alibertis & A.Alibertis) P.Delforge Ophrys montiliensis (Aubenas & Scappat.) P.Delforge Ophrys montis-aviarii Hirschy & Bennery Ophrys nicotiae Zodda Ophrys oblita Kreutz, Gügel & W.Hahn Ophrys oestrifera Rchb. Ophrys oxyrrhynchos Tod. Ophrys oxyrrhynchos subsp. biancae (Tod.) Galesi, Cristaudo & Maugeri Ophrys oxyrrhynchos subsp. calliantha (Bartolo & Pulv.) Galesi, Cristaudo & Maugeri Ophrys oxyrrhynchos subsp. celiensis (O.Danesch & E.Danesch) Del Prete Ophrys oxyrrhynchos subsp. ingrassiae Dura, Turco, Gennaio & Medagli Ophrys oxyrrhynchos subsp. lacaitae (Lojac.) Del Prete Ophrys parvimaculata (O.Danesch & E.Danesch) Paulus & Gack Ophrys personata P.Delforge Ophrys peucetiae Lozito, D'Emerico, Medagli & Turco Ophrys pharia Devillers & Devillers-Tersch. Ophrys pinguis Romolini & Soca Ophrys posidonia P.Delforge Ophrys saliarisii Paulus & M.Hirth Ophrys samia (P.Delforge) P.Delforge Ophrys serotina Rolli ex Paulus Ophrys souchei (R.Martin & Véla) P.Delforge Ophrys tetraloniae W.P.Teschner Ophrys thesei P.Delforge Ophrys truncata Dulac Ophrys untchjii (M.Schulze) P.Delforge Ophrys vanbruggeniana (J.Essink, L.Essink & Kreutz) P.Delforge Orchis arachnites Scop. Orchis fuciflora Crantz Orchis holosericea Burm.f.

Subtaxa

The following subtaxa are accepted:^[1]

• Ophrys holosericea subsp. andria (P.Delforge) Faurh. – Aegean Islands
• Ophrys holosericea subsp. apulica (O.Danesch & E.Danesch) Buttler – Eastern and southern Italy, southern Sicily, southern Croatia
• Ophrys holosericea subsp. biancae (Tod.) Faurh. & H.A.Pedersen – Sicily
• Ophrys holosericea subsp. candica (E.Nelson ex Soó) Renz & Taubenheim – Italy, Sicily, East Aegean Islands, Greece, Crete, Turkey
• Ophrys holosericea subsp. chestermanii J.J.Wood – Sardinia
• Ophrys holosericea nothosubsp. delfuocoi D'Alonzo & Perilli – Italy
• Ophrys holosericea subsp. elatior (Paulus) H.Baumann & Künkele – Eastern France, Switzerland, southwestern Germany
• Ophrys holosericea subsp. gracilis (Büel, O.Danesch & E.Danesch) O.Danesch & E.Danesch – Italy, Istria
• Ophrys holosericea subsp. holosericea – Entire range
• Ophrys holosericea subsp. lacaitae (Lojac.) W.Rossi – southern Italy, Sicily, Malta, Vis
• Ophrys holosericea subsp. oblita (Kreutz, Gügel & W.Hahn) ined. – Southern Greece, East Aegean Islands, Turkey, Lebanon/Syria, Israel
• Ophrys holosericea subsp. oxyrrhynchos (Tod.) H.Sund. – southern Italy, Sicily, Malta
• Ophrys holosericea subsp. pallidiconi (Faurh.) ined. – South southwest Turkey
• Ophrys holosericea subsp. parvimaculata (O.Danesch & E.Danesch) O.Danesch & E.Danesch – South-central and southern Italy
• Ophrys holosericea nothosubsp. robertidarum D'Alonzo & Perilli – Italy

References

1. "Ophrys holosericea (Burm.f.) Greuter". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
2. Greuter, Werner (2008). "On the correct name of the Late Spider Orchid, and its appropriate spelling: Ophrys holosericea". Journal Europäischer Orchideen. 40 (4): 657–662. Retrieved 16 March 2022.