Ophrys fusca subsp. omegaifera, (Fieischm.) E. Nelson, 1962

D. M. Moore (ed.), 1980, CCIII Orchidaceae, Flora Europaea, Vol 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae, Camebridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 325-350 : 346

(d) Subsp. omegaifera (Fieischm.) E. Nelson ,

Gestaltwandel 209 (1962) ( O. omegaifera Fleischm., O. fleischmannii Hayek ): Flowers 2-6.

Inner perianth-segments papillose. Labellum up to 20 mm, without yellow margin. Speculum red-brown to brownish-violet, with white or pale yellow margin, and with to- shaped mark.

C. & E. Mediterranean region.

The distribution of subsp. (c) is uncertain because of confusion, perhaps resulting from introgressive hybridization, with subsp. (b) in the W. Mediterranean region. 5