Ophrys bornmuelleri is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to the eastern Mediterranean (Crete, Cyprus, the East Aegean islands, mainland Greece, Lebanon-Syria, the Palestine region, and Turkey) and northern Iraq. It was first described by Maximilian Schultze in 1899.
Subspecies , Plants of the World Online accepted five subspecies: Ophrys bornmuelleri subsp. bornmuelleri – eastern Mediterranean to northern Iraq Ophrys bornmuelleri subsp. carduchorum Renz & Taubenheim – southeast Turkey Ophrys bornmuelleri subsp. grandiflora (H.Fleischm. & Soó) Renz & Taubenheim – central and southern Turkey, Cyprus Ophrys bornmuelleri subsp. pallidiconi (Faurh.) Deniz – south-southwest Turkey Ophrys bornmuelleri subsp. ziyaretiana (Kreutz & Ruedi Peter) Kreutz – Turkey, Lebanon-Syria, the Palestine region
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