Yellow Bee-orchid (Ophrys lutea)
Ophrys lutea, a perennial Mediterranean orchid, has yellow and brown flowers. Its large yellow labellum with a brown speculum mimics female bees for pseudocopulation.
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Synonyms
Arachnites luteus (Cav.) Tod.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classLiliopsida
- orderAsparagales
- familyOrchidaceae
- genusOphrys
- speciesOphrys lutea