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Ophrys lutea

Yellow ophrys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Orchidales
Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Ophrys
Species: lutea
Binomial name
Ophrys lutea

The Yellow Ophrys (Ophrys lutea) is a European orchid.

Table of contents
1 Description of the flower
2 Flowering period
3 Habitat
4 Distribution

Description of the flower

Broad asymmetric lateral sepals, dorsal sepal lowered. Extended petals, yellow or with a blue-grey or brown spotted velvety macula.

Flowering period

March to May

Habitat

Grows in full sun or shade on limey dry or damp soils, pastures, and thin woodland.

Distribution

Widely distributed in the Mediterranean area and in Atlantic regions of southern Europe, as far as the charente in the north-west.

from the French Wikipedia; technical translation of some words still needing checking