Ophrys apifera

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Species features
Common name	-
Latin name	Ophrys apifera L.
Conservation status and threats	PROTECTED species in Bulgaria. Rated as "endangered" in: Ana Petrova & Vladimir Vladimirov. 2009. Red List of Bulgarian vascular plants – Phytol. Balcan., 15(1): 63-94.
Description and identification	Herbaceous perennial plant. The stem is long up to 15-35 cm. Flowering June-July [Antoaneta Petrova in: Red Data Book of Bulgaria, 2010].
Distribution in Bulgaria	In the next floristic regions: The Strandzha, North-Eastern Bulgaria, The Predbalkan (west), Stara Planina (west and east), Znepole Region, Sofia Region, The Rhodopes (east), Thracian Plane and The Black Sea coast [Antoaneta Petrova in: Red Data Book of Bulgaria, 2010].