Ophrys holosericea

Ophrys holosericea, the late spider orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to western and central Europe and the Mediterranean region. There has been considerable confusion about the identity of this species and the correct spelling of its name.

Subtaxa
The following subtaxa are accepted:


 * Ophrys holosericea subsp. andria (P.Delforge) Faurh. – Aegean Islands
 * Ophrys holosericea subsp. apulica (O.Danesch & E.Danesch) Buttler – Eastern and southern Italy, southern Sicily, southern Croatia
 * Ophrys holosericea subsp. biancae (Tod.) Faurh. & H.A.Pedersen – Sicily
 * Ophrys holosericea subsp. candica (E.Nelson ex Soó) Renz & Taubenheim – Italy, Sicily, East Aegean Islands, Greece, Crete, Turkey
 * Ophrys holosericea subsp. chestermanii J.J.Wood – Sardinia
 * Ophrys holosericea nothosubsp. delfuocoi D'Alonzo & Perilli – Italy
 * Ophrys holosericea subsp. elatior (Paulus) H.Baumann & Künkele – Eastern France, Switzerland, southwestern Germany
 * Ophrys holosericea subsp. gracilis (Büel, O.Danesch & E.Danesch) O.Danesch & E.Danesch – Italy, Istria
 * Ophrys holosericea subsp. holosericea – Entire range
 * Ophrys holosericea subsp. lacaitae (Lojac.) W.Rossi – southern Italy, Sicily, Malta, Vis
 * Ophrys holosericea subsp. oblita (Kreutz, Gügel & W.Hahn) ined. – Southern Greece, East Aegean Islands, Turkey, Lebanon/Syria, Israel
 * Ophrys holosericea subsp. oxyrrhynchos (Tod.) H.Sund. – southern Italy, Sicily, Malta
 * Ophrys holosericea subsp. pallidiconi (Faurh.) ined. – South southwest Turkey
 * Ophrys holosericea subsp. parvimaculata (O.Danesch & E.Danesch) O.Danesch & E.Danesch – South-central and southern Italy
 * Ophrys holosericea nothosubsp. robertidarum D'Alonzo & Perilli – Italy