Taxonomy: Fam. Orchidaceae// Genus: Ophrys// Species: Ophrys scolopaxCav. Variability: Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta (Steven) E. G. Camus.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by de Soó in Tutin et al. (1980).
Lifeform: Perrenial; Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Italy to Hungary and Iran according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Hill pastures/ grasslands.
Flowering period: Late spring – early summer: MAY, JUN.
Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – habit. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – habit. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – habit. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – spike with flowers. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – spike with flowers. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – spike with flowers. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – flower. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – flower. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – flower. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – flower. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – flower. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – flower. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – flower. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – flower. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – ovary and bract. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – flower buds and bracts. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – stem with leaves. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – cauline leaves. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – basal leaves. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – hills near village of Beli, 01.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – inflorescence. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – inflorescence. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – inflorescence. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – inflorescence. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – flowers. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – flower. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – spent flowers. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – bracts with emerging flower. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – bracts. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – bract. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Ophrys scolopax subsp. cornuta – leaves. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Ophrys L. de Soó, R. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 344 – 349.
