Taxonomy: Fam. Orchidaceae// Genus: Ophrys// Species: Ophrys sphegodes Mill. Variability: Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa (Desf.) Soó ex E. Nelson
Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980).
Lifeform: Perrenial; Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Southeast Europe to west Asia according to the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Flowering period: Spring (MAY).
Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa – habitat. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa – habit in habitat. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa – habit in habitat. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa – habit in habitat. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa – inflorescence. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa – inflorescence. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa – inflorescence. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa – flowers. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa – flower. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa – flower. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa – flower. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa – flower. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa – flower. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa – flower. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa – spent flower. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa – basal leaves. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa – basal leaves. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa – basal leaves. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa – basal leaves. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Osogovo nature 