Sombre Bee-orchid

Ophrys fusca

The Sombre Bee-orchid is a special flower that looks like a bee! It has beautiful dark colors and grows in sunny places. This flower is very clever because it tricks bees into helping it grow.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Sombre Bee-orchid has dark, velvety petals and sepals, often greenish-brown, framing a large, lobed labellum (lip). This labellum is usually reddish-brown with a distinctive bluish-grey, shiny patch, mimicking a female bee to deceive male bees.

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Sombre Bee-orchid

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It offers absolutely no nectar, only clever deception to its visiting bees!

It plays a clever trick called 'pseudocopulation'—fake mating—on male bees!

Its Greek name, Ophrys, means 'eyebrow,' possibly for its velvety flower lip!

This orchid can produce hundreds of thousands of tiny, dust-like seeds!

Habilidades especiales

Sombre Bee-orchid can perfectly imitate a female bee, tricking male bees into attempting to mate and pick up pollen.

Sombre Bee-orchid has a special scent that mimics female bee pheromones, further luring unsuspecting male bees.

Sombre Bee-orchid has a hinged labellum that helps position a 'mating' bee perfectly for pollen transfer.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 10-30 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 1-2.5 cm
Temporada de floración: Primavera
Comestible: No
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

Mining Bee

Andrena nigroaenea

Primary pollinator, tricked by the flower's disguise.

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Mining Bee

Andrena gravida

Another key pollinator, also deceived by the orchid's mimicry.

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Mining Bee

Andrena morio

Attracted by the orchid's mimicry and pheromone-like scent.

Rasgos

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Floración de verano

Las plantas de floración de verano producen sus flores durante la temporada estival, a menudo aportando un color vibrante cuando muchas otras plantas ya han terminado de florecer.

Floración primaveral

Las plantas de floración primaveral producen sus flores durante la temporada de primavera, lo que a menudo significa el final del invierno y el comienzo de un nuevo crecimiento.