Ophrys sp. x1

16 different Ophrys supposedly growing in Northern Cyprus

O. apifera
O. argolica
O. bornmuelleri
O. bormuelleri ssp. bornmuelleri
O. bornmuelleri ssp. grandiflora
O. fusca ssp. fleischmanii
O. fusca ssp. fusca
O. fusca ssp. iricolor
O. kotschyi, endémique de Cyprus.
O. lutea
O. sphegodes
O. sphegodes ssp. mammosa
O. scolopax
O. scolopax ssp. transhyrcana
O. umbilicata

Ophrys sp. x1

Ophrys lutea x1

      About fifteen species or subspecies of Ophrys are growing in Northern Cyprus. Only one is endemic. By the end of March, I only found four different types in hot stations on south-exposed slopes of the Pentadactylon. Goats and sheeps are browsing everywhere, so such plants often benefit from the protection of spiny subshrubs like Sarcopoterium. Comparing to Ophrys sp. I was used to find in the French Alps I found Cyprian plants quite small, non being bigger than 20 cm.

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