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Friday, 28 August 2015

Ophrys sicula Tineo - Cyprus















.Photos and video Athienou 20/2/2014 by George Konstantinou


















































Ophrys levantina Gölz & H. R. Reinhard - Cyprus


Photos Kormakitis 8/2/2015 , by George Konstantinou
































Naked man orchid - Orchis italica Poir. - Cyprus




Orchis italica, commonly known as the naked man orchid or the Italian orchid, is a species of orchid native to the Mediterranean. They are widely popular for their petals looking like naked men. It prefers partial shade and low nutrient soil and flowers in April. O. italica grows up to 50 centimetres (20 in) in height, with bright pink, densely clustered flowers. They are found commonly and widespread in the Mediterranean in large clusters

Orchis italica is native to southwestern Europe (Balearic Islands, Portugal, Sardinia, and Spain), southeastern Europe (Albania, Greece, Italy, Crete, Sicily, and countries of the former Yugoslavia), western Asia (Cyprus, the East Aegean Islands, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestinian Territories and Turkey), and northern Africa (Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia)From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Photos  Galinoporni 13/3/2013 , by George Konstantinou














































Israel Ophyrs - Ophrys israelitica H. Baumann & Künkele - Cyprus


Photos  Sia 2/3/2015 , by George Konstantinou

















Ssombre bee-orchid or dark bee-orchid - Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor (Desf.) K. Richt. ≡ Ophrys iricolor - Cyprus


Photos  Dipotamos Dam 8/3/2014 , by George Konstantinou

Ophrys fusca, commonly known as the sombre bee-orchid or the dark bee-orchid, is a species of orchid native to the Mediterranean from southwestern Europe and northern Africa to western Asia. Most subspecies of the Ophrys fusca are pollinated by males Andrena bees