Ophrys cretica
A species in the Orchidaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Ophrys
- Species
- Ophrys cretica
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1962
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Ophrys cretica. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
20 synonyms in this snapshot
- Ophrys ariadnaeName author: Paulus
- Ophrys beloniaeName author: (G.Kretzschmar & H.Kretzschmar) Devillers & Devillers-Tersch.
- Ophrys cretica f. beloniaeName author: (G.Kretzschmar & H.Kretzschmar) P.Delforge
- Ophrys cretica f. bicornutaName author: (H.Kretzschmar & R.L.Jahn) P.Delforge
- Ophrys cretica subsp. ariadnaeName author: (Paulus) H.Kretzschmar
- Ophrys cretica subsp. beloniaeName author: G.Kretzschmar & H.Kretzschmar
- Ophrys cretica subsp. bicornutaName author: H.Kretzschmar & R.L.Jahn
- Ophrys cretica subsp. karpathensisName author: E.Nelson
- Ophrys cretica subsp. naxiaName author: E.Nelson
- Ophrys cretica var. ariadnaeName author: (Paulus) Hennecke
- Ophrys doerfleriName author: H.Fleischm.
- Ophrys kotschyi subsp. ariadnaeName author: (Paulus) Faurh.
- Ophrys kotschyi subsp. creticaName author: (Vierh.) H.Sund.
- Ophrys naxensisName author: Rech.
- Ophrys spruneri f. creticaName author: Vierh.
- Ophrys spruneri f. syriacaName author: G.Keller
- Ophrys spruneri subsp. creticaName author: (Soó) Renz
- Ophrys spruneri subsp. creticaName author: (Vierh.) Renz
- Ophrys spruneri var. creticaName author: Soó
- Ophrys spruneri var. creticaName author: (Vierh.) Soó
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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