Ophrys argolica
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| Ophrys argolica | |
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| Ophrys argolica subsp. biscutella | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Ophrys |
| Species: | O. argolica |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophrys argolica H.Fleischm. | |
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Ophrys argolica, the late spider orchid, or Argolian bee-orchid, is a terrestrial species of orchid native to Greece, Italy, Croatia, Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon and Syria.[1][2] The epithet "argolica" refers to the Argolia region of Greece, southwest of Athens.[3]