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yellow restharrow
Plantae Fabaceae

yellow restharrow

Ononis natrix L.

Ononis natrix L. is a perennial glandular plant with yellow flowers, found acros…

Spiny restharrow
Plantae Fabaceae

Spiny restharrow

Ononis spinosa L.

Ononis spinosa L. (spiny restharrow) is a bushy spiny perennial with a recorded …

cotton thistle
Plantae Asteraceae

cotton thistle

Onopordum acanthium L.

Onopordum acanthium (cotton/Scotch thistle) is a spiny Eurasian biennial thistle…

Illyrian thistle
Plantae Asteraceae

Illyrian thistle

Onopordum illyricum L.

Onopordum illyricum, the Illyrian thistle, is a biennial noxious weed thistle na…

reticulate thistle
Plantae Asteraceae

reticulate thistle

Onopordum nervosum Boiss.

Onopordum nervosum is a native Iberian flowering thistle that holds the Royal Ho…

Onosma taurica Pall.
Plantae Boraginaceae

Onosma taurica Pall.

Onosma taurica Pall.

Onosma taurica, the golden-flowered onosma, is a hairy perennial herb native to …

Turpeth
Plantae Convolvulaceae

Turpeth

Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso

Operculina turpethum is a perennial hairy morning glory vine with known distribu…

ribbon fern
Plantae Ophioglossaceae

ribbon fern

Ophioderma pendulum (L.) C.Presl

Ophioderma pendulum is a common epiphytic fern in the East Indies known for its …

California adder's-tongue
Plantae Ophioglossaceae

California adder's-tongue

Ophioglossum californicum Prantl

Ophioglossum californicum is a small perennial fern relative that produces one a…

limestone adder's-tongue
Plantae Ophioglossaceae

limestone adder's-tongue

Ophioglossum engelmannii Prantl

Ophioglossum engelmannii, limestone adder's-tongue, is a small fern native to pa…

least adder's-tongue
Plantae Ophioglossaceae

least adder's-tongue

Ophioglossum lusitanicum L.

Ophioglossum lusitanicum is a very small winter annual fern native to western Eu…

stalked adder's-tongue
Plantae Ophioglossaceae

stalked adder's-tongue

Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.

Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook. is a plant good for botany instruction with native…

southern adder's-tongue
Plantae Ophioglossaceae

southern adder's-tongue

Ophioglossum vulgatum L.

Ophioglossum vulgatum is a small perennial fern with wide distribution, that can…

Bee Orchid
Plantae Orchidaceae

Bee Orchid

Ophrys apifera Huds.

Ophrys apifera, the bee orchid, is a hardy orchid that mimics bees for pollinati…

Bertoloni's Bee-orchid
Plantae Orchidaceae

Bertoloni's Bee-orchid

Ophrys bertolonii Moretti

Bertoloni's bee orchid (Ophrys bertolonii Moretti) is an orchid species native t…

Bumble Bee Orchid
Plantae Orchidaceae

Bumble Bee Orchid

Ophrys bombyliflora Link

Ophrys bombyliflora, the bumblebee orchid, is a Mediterranean bee orchid pollina…

Bornmueller's Orchid
Plantae Orchidaceae

Bornmueller's Orchid

Ophrys bornmuelleri M.Schulze

Ophrys bornmuelleri is an orchid species native to the eastern Mediterranean and…

Horseshoe Orchid
Plantae Orchidaceae

Horseshoe Orchid

Ophrys ferrum-equinum Desf.

Ophrys ferrum-equinum, the horseshoe bee-orchid, is a terrestrial orchid native …

Sombre Bee-orchid
Plantae Orchidaceae

Sombre Bee-orchid

Ophrys fusca Link

Ophrys fusca, the sombre/dark bee-orchid, is a Mediterranean orchid mostly polli…

Late spider-orchid and allies
Plantae Orchidaceae

Late spider-orchid and allies

Ophrys holosericea (Burm.f.) Greuter

Ophrys holosericea, the late spider orchid, is a Eucera-bee-pollinated orchid na…

Fly Orchid
Plantae Orchidaceae

Fly Orchid

Ophrys insectifera L.

Ophrys insectifera, the fly orchid, is a tuberous perennial orchid native to Eur…

Yellow Bee-orchid
Plantae Orchidaceae

Yellow Bee-orchid

Ophrys lutea Cav.

Ophrys lutea Cav. is an orchid pollinated by male Andrena bees, growing in varie…

Omega Bee-orchid and allies
Plantae Orchidaceae

Omega Bee-orchid and allies

Ophrys omegaifera H.Fleischm.

Ophrys omegaifera, the omega bee-orchid, is a Mediterranean-native orchid specie…

woodcock orchid
Plantae Orchidaceae

woodcock orchid

Ophrys scolopax Cav.

Ophrys scolopax Cav. is an orchid species that grows from underground tubers wit…