Late spider orchid

Ophrys fuciflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Tribe:	Orchideae
Genus:	Ophrys
Species:	O. fuciflora
Binomial name
Ophrys fuciflora (F.W.Schmidt) Moench
Synonyms
Arachnites fuciflorus F.W.Schmidt O. holoserica auct., non (Burm.f.) Greuter

Ophrys fuciflora (late spider-orchid) is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family. It is widespread across much of Europe from Britain and Spain to Turkey and Romania, plus Libya and the Middle East as far east as Iraq.

There has been considerable confusion over the correct name of this species. Many authors have called it Ophrys holoserica, but O. holoserica (Burm.f.) Greuter is a synonym of a different species, Ophrys apifera, the bee orchid.

A long list of subspecies and varieties have been proposed and named. At the present time (May 2014), the following are widely recognized:

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