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The genus Ophrys is in the family Orchidaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Ophrys

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source
Ophrys × aghemanii Renz	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys alasiatica Kreutz, Segers & H.Walraven	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × albertiana E.G.Camus	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × apicula J.C.Schmidt ex Rchb.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys apifera Huds.	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × aquilana H.Baumann & Künkele	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × arachnitiformis Gren. & Philippe	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × araniferiformis Dalla Torre & Sarnth.	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys argolica H.Fleischm.	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys atlantica Munby	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × barbaricina M.Allard & M.P.Grasso	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × battandieri E.G.Camus	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × baumanniana Soó	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys benacensis (Reisigl) O. Danesch & E. Danesch & Ehrend.	Accepted		TRO
Ophrys bertolonii Moretti	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys bombyliflora Link	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × borgersiae P.Delforge	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × boscoquartensis O.Danesch & E.Danesch	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × bourlieri Maire	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × braun-blanquetiana Soó	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × brigittae H.Baumann	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × campolati O.Danesch & E.Danesch	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × carica H.Baumann & Künkele	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × carpinensis O.Danesch & E.Danesch	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys carpitana M.R.Lowe, Gügel & Kreutz	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × carquierannensis E.G.Camus	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys caucasica Woronow ex Grossh.	Accepted		TRO
Ophrys × chobautii G.Keller ex B.Tyteca & D.Tyteca	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × cicmiriana P.Delforge	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys cilicica Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × circaea W.Rossi & Prola	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × clapensis Balayer	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × cranbrookeana Godfery	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × cugniensis Soca	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × delphinensis O.Danesch & E.Danesch	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × devenensis Rchb.f.	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × diakoptensis M.Bayer	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × eliasii Sennen ex E.G.Camus & A.Camus	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × emmae G.Keller ex H.Wettst.	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × epidavrensis G.Eberle	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × ettlingeriana P.Delforge	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × extorris Soó	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × feldwegiana B.Baumann & H.Baumann	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × fernandii Rolfe	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × ferruginea W.Rossi & Liuti	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys ferrum-equinum Desf.	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × flavicans Vis.	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys flavomarginata (Renz) H.Baumann & Künkele	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys fuciflora (F.W.Schmidt) Moench	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys fusca Link	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × grafiana Soó	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × grampinii Cortesi	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × gumprechtii O.Danesch & E.Danesch	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × heraultii G.Keller ex Schrenk	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys heterochila (Renz & Taubenheim) P. Delforge	Accepted		TRO
Ophrys insectifera L.	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys isaura Renz & Taubenheim	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × joannae Maire	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × kalteiseniana B.Baumann & H.Baumann	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × kelleri Godfery	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys kojurensis Gölz	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys konyana Kreutz & Ruedi Peter	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys kopetdagensis K.P.Popov & Neshat.	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys kotschyi H.Fleischm. & Soó	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × kulpensis Kreutz	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × kurzeorum H.Baumann	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys latakiana M.Schönfelder & H.Schönfelder	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × lefevreana P.Delforge	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × lefkarensis Segers & H.Walraven	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys lepida S.Moingeon & J.-M.Moingeon	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × lievreae Maire	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × lioniana P.Delforge	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × lithinensis C.Alibertis & A.Alibertis	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × llenasii Sennen ex E.G.Camus	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × loneuxiana P.Delforge	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × luizetii E.G.Camus	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys lunulata Parl.	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × lupiae O.Danesch & E.Danesch	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys lutea Cav.	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys lycia Renz & Taubenheim	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × macchiatii E.G.Camus	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys macedonica (Fleischm.) Fleischm. ex Soó	Accepted		TRO
Ophrys × maladroxiensis Scrugli, Todde & Cogoni	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × manfredoniae O.Danesch & E.Danesch	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × maremmae O.Danesch & E.Danesch	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × marinaltae M.R.Lowe, Piera & M.B.Crespo	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × marmarensis H.Baumann & Künkele	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × mazzolana Falci, S.A.Giardina & Serio	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × methonensis H.Baumann & Künkele	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × minuticauda Duffort	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × montis-angeli O.Danesch & E.Danesch	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × moreana H.Baumann & Künkele	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × mulierum H.Baumann & Künkele	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × nelsonii Contré & Delamain	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × neoruppertii A.Camus ex Ruppert	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × notabilis Renz & Taubenheim	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × nouletii E.G.Camus	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × olbiensis E.G.Camus	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys omegaifera H.Fleischm.	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × onckelinxiae P.Delforge	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × paphosiana H.Baumann & Künkele	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × peltieri Maire	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × personei Cortesi	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × perspicua Renz & Taubenheim	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × pietzschii Kümpel	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × piscinica P.Delforge & C.Delforge	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × plorae C.Alibertis & A.Alibertis	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × poisneliae Menos	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × potentissima S.Hertel & Presser	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × pseudofusca Albert & Camus	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys pseudomammosa Renz	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × pseudoquadriloba Renz	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × quintartiana P.Delforge	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × rainei Albert & Jahand.	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × rasbachii G.Eberle	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × rauschertii Kümpel	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × raynaudii P.Delforge	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × rechingeri Soó	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × regis-minois Halx	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys reinholdii Spruner ex Fleischm.	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × salvatoris O.Danesch & E.Danesch	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys schulzei Bornm. & Fleischm.	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys scolopax Cav.	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × semibombyliflora Bergon & E.G.Camus	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × soller M.Henkel	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × sommieri E.G.Camus ex Cortesi	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × sorrentini Lojac.	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys speculum Link	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys sphegodes Mill.	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × spuria G.Keller ex Reinhard	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × stefaniae G.Kretzschmar & H.Kretzschmar	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × sundermanniana O.Danesch & E.Danesch	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × tempestatis (J.B. Först.) Del Prete	Accepted		TRO
Ophrys tenthredinifera Willd.	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × torrensis H.Dekker	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys umbilicata Desf.	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × vamvakiae Kohlmüller	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × varvarae Faller & K.Kreutz	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × vereeckeniana P.Delforge	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × vernonensis O.Danesch & E.Danesch	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × vespertilio W.Rossi & Contorni	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × vetula Risso	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × viglioneorum P.Delforge	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × vogatsica B.Willing & E.Willing	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys × waldmanniana Soó	Accepted		WCSP
Ophrys zagrica Gölz	Accepted		WCSP

Statistics

The Plant List includes 962 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Ophrys. Of these 146 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 789 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Ophrys. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 962 species names for the genus Ophrys recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	146	15.2%
◕	Synonym	514	53.4%
◕	Unplaced	240	24.9%
◕	Unassessed	62	6.4%

All names

The status of the 1,751 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Ophrys recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	212	12.1%
◕	Synonym	1,220	69.7%
◕	Unplaced	240	13.7%
◕	Unassessed	79	4.5%

Of these names,

• 8 are recorded as invalid
• 25 are recorded as illegitimate

A further 1 name records indicate where names have been misapplied.

The confidence with which the status of the 962 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Ophrys, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	140	485	0	0	625	65.0%
	Medium confidence	5	5	0	0	10	1.0%
	Low confidence	1	24	240	62	327	34.0%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Ophrys, are as follows: