Ophrys ferrum-equinum

Ophrys ferrum-equinum
Flower of Ophrys ferrum-equinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Orchidae
Subtribe:	Orchidinae
Alliance:	Orchis
Genus:	Ophrys
Species:	O. ferrum-equinum
Binomial name
Ophrys ferrum-equinum Desf.

Ophrys ferrum-equinum is a species of orchid found in the Balkans and SW to South Turkey. It owes its species name to the characteristic shape of a silver horse-shoe on the brown petal.

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Orchids of Greece, Ophrys ferrum-equinum in Amorgos island.