Ophrys ferrum-equinum, the horseshoe bee-orchid, is a terrestrial species of orchid native to Albania, Greece, and Turkey, including Crete and other islands of the Aegean.World Checklist of Selected Plant Families It owes its species name to the characteristic shape of a silver horse-shoe on the brown petal.
Subspecies Two subspecies are currently recognized (May 2014):
Ophrys ferrum-equinum subsp. ferrum-equinum - Albania, Greece, Turkey Ophrys ferrum-equinum subsp. gottfriediana (Renz) E.Nelson - Greece
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