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yellow restharrow
Ononis natrix L.
Ononis natrix L. is a perennial glandular plant with yellow flowers, found across Circum-Mediterranean regions, used in raisin preparation.
Spiny restharrow
Ononis spinosa L.
Ononis spinosa L. (spiny restharrow) is a bushy spiny perennial with a recorded history of uses in medieval Russia.
cotton thistle
Onopordum acanthium L.
Onopordum acanthium (cotton/Scotch thistle) is a spiny Eurasian biennial thistle introduced to North America, with ornamental and historical medicinal uses.
Illyrian thistle
Onopordum illyricum L.
Onopordum illyricum, the Illyrian thistle, is a biennial noxious weed thistle native to southwestern Europe.
reticulate thistle
Onopordum nervosum Boiss.
Onopordum nervosum is a native Iberian flowering thistle that holds the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Onosma taurica Pall.
Onosma taurica Pall.
Onosma taurica, the golden-flowered onosma, is a hairy perennial herb native to Europe.
Turpeth
Operculina turpethum (L.) Silva Manso
Operculina turpethum is a perennial hairy morning glory vine with known distribution across South Asia, Africa, Oceania, and Australia. It acts as a mild laxative.
ribbon fern
Ophioderma pendulum (L.) C.Presl
Ophioderma pendulum is a common epiphytic fern in the East Indies known for its long pendant fronds.
California adder's-tongue
Ophioglossum californicum Prantl
Ophioglossum californicum is a small perennial fern relative that produces one annually divided leaf with fertile and sterile sections.
limestone adder's-tongue
Ophioglossum engelmannii Prantl
Ophioglossum engelmannii, limestone adder's-tongue, is a small fern native to parts of the Western Hemisphere.
least adder's-tongue
Ophioglossum lusitanicum L.
Ophioglossum lusitanicum is a very small winter annual fern native to western Eurasia and northern Africa, with a restricted British population.
stalked adder's-tongue
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook.
Ophioglossum petiolatum Hook. is a plant good for botany instruction with native tropical/subtropical distribution in South America and Africa.
southern adder's-tongue
Ophioglossum vulgatum L.
Ophioglossum vulgatum is a small perennial fern with wide distribution, that can reproduce both vegetatively and sexually, and has traditional European medicinal uses.
Bee Orchid
Ophrys apifera Huds.
Ophrys apifera, the bee orchid, is a hardy orchid that mimics bees for pollination, widespread across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
Bertoloni's Bee-orchid
Ophrys bertolonii Moretti
Bertoloni's bee orchid (Ophrys bertolonii Moretti) is an orchid species native to the western and central Mediterranean.
Bumble Bee Orchid
Ophrys bombyliflora Link
Ophrys bombyliflora, the bumblebee orchid, is a Mediterranean bee orchid pollinated by Eucera solitary bees via pseudocopulation.
Bornmueller's Orchid
Ophrys bornmuelleri M.Schulze
Ophrys bornmuelleri is an orchid species native to the eastern Mediterranean and northern Iraq, first described in 1899.
Horseshoe Orchid
Ophrys ferrum-equinum Desf.
Ophrys ferrum-equinum, the horseshoe bee-orchid, is a terrestrial orchid native to parts of southeast Europe and western Turkey.
Sombre Bee-orchid
Ophrys fusca Link
Ophrys fusca, the sombre/dark bee-orchid, is a Mediterranean orchid mostly pollinated by male Andrena bees.
Late spider-orchid and allies
Ophrys holosericea (Burm.f.) Greuter
Ophrys holosericea, the late spider orchid, is a Eucera-bee-pollinated orchid native to Europe and the Mediterranean.
Fly Orchid
Ophrys insectifera L.
Ophrys insectifera, the fly orchid, is a tuberous perennial orchid native to Europe, pollinated by digger wasps and dependent on mycorrhizal fungi.
Yellow Bee-orchid
Ophrys lutea Cav.
Ophrys lutea Cav. is an orchid pollinated by male Andrena bees, growing in varied habitats across limey soils.
Omega Bee-orchid and allies
Ophrys omegaifera H.Fleischm.
Ophrys omegaifera, the omega bee-orchid, is a Mediterranean-native orchid species ranging from Portugal and Morocco to Syria.
woodcock orchid
Ophrys scolopax Cav.
Ophrys scolopax Cav. is an orchid species that grows from underground tubers with variable flower spikes and distinct complex floral structures.
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