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Orchid Species: Ophrys aesculapii

Kew currently accepted name is Ophrys sphegodes

Ophrys aesculapii is an orchid species identified by Renz in 1928. Culture information and photos for this orchid are commonly detailed under the currently accepted name of Ophrys sphegodes.
Genus
Ophrys (Oph.)
Grex
aesculapii
Parents
Species
Author
Renz
Year
1928
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ORIGIN: Found in Spain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Yugoslavia in short grasslands, garrigue, roadside banks, verges and open woodlands at elevations up to 1300 meters.

DESCRIPTION: Small to medium sized, cold growing terrestrial that blooms in the spring on an erect, terminal, dense to near lax, 4 to 10 flowered inflorescence.

FLOWER SIZE: 1 inch [2.5 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
Other Names
Genus Name Genus Grex Name Year Author
Add+ Ophrys Oph hansreinhardii 2007 M.Hirth
Add+ Ophrys Oph lunulata 1838 Parl.
Add+ Ophrys Oph lycia 1980 Renz & Taubenheim
Add+ Ophrys Oph pseudomammosa 1928 Renz
Add+ Ophrys Oph sphegodes 1768 Mill.
Add+ Myodium Myodium araniferum 1812 (Huds.) Salisb.
Add+ Ophrys Oph adonidis 1951 A.Camus & Gomb.
Add+ Ophrys Oph alasiatica 2002 Kreutz
Add+ Ophrys Oph amanensis 1991 (E.Nelson ex Renz & Taubenheim) P.Delforge
Add+ Ophrys Oph antalyensis 1998 Kreutz & Seckel in C.A.J.Kreutz
Add+ Ophrys Oph araneola 1831 Rchb.
Add+ Ophrys Oph aranifera 1778 Huds.
Add+ Ophrys Oph argensonensis 1998 J.-C.Guérin & A.Merlet
Add+ Ophrys Oph argentaria 1991 Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers
Add+ Ophrys Oph atrata 1827 Lindl.
Add+ Ophrys Oph ausonia 2004 Devillers
Add+ Ophrys Oph aveyronensis 1986 (J.J.Wood) H.Baumann & Künkele
Add+ Ophrys Oph biceratia 1882 Delile ex Nyman
Add+ Ophrys Oph caloptera 2006 Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers
Add+ Ophrys Oph camusii 1907 Cortesi
Add+ Ophrys Oph caucasica 1928 Woronow in A.A.Grossheim
Add+ Ophrys Oph cephalonica 1988 (B.Baumann & H.Baumann) Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers
Add+ Ophrys Oph cretensis 1988 (H.Baumann & Künkele) Paulus
Add+ Ophrys Oph crucigera 1784 Jacq.
Add+ Ophrys Oph cyanogramma 1882 Welw. ex Nyman
Add+ Ophrys Oph cyclocheila 2004 (Aver.) P.Delforge
Add+ Ophrys Oph delmeziana 1989 P.Delforge
Add+ Ophrys Oph delphica 1926 H.Fleischm. ex Hayek
Add+ Ophrys Oph epirotica 1991 (Renz) Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers
Add+ Ophrys Oph exaltata 1819 Ten.
Add+ Ophrys Oph fuchsii 1917 W.Zimm.
Add+ Ophrys Oph fucifera 1793 Curtis
Add+ Ophrys Oph galactostictos 1882 Heldr. & Sart. ex Boiss.
Add+ Ophrys Oph galeopsidea 1889 Lag. ex Colmeiro
Add+ Ophrys Oph garganica 1975 O.Danesch & E.Danesch
Add+ Ophrys Oph grammica 1991 (B.Willing & E.Willing) Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers
Add+ Ophrys Oph grigoriana 1995 G.Kretzschmar & H.Kretzschmar
Add+ Ophrys Oph helenae 1928 Renz
Add+ Ophrys Oph hystera 1997 Kreutz & Ruedi Peter
Add+ Ophrys Oph iceliensis 2000 Kreutz
Add+ Ophrys Oph illyrica 2002 S.Hertel & K.Hertel
Add+ Ophrys Oph incantata 2004 Devillers & Devillers-Tersch.
Add+ Ophrys Oph incubacea 1842 Bianca
Add+ Ophrys Oph janrenzii 2002 M.Hirth
Add+ Ophrys Oph leucophthalma 1994 Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers
Add+ Ophrys Oph liburnica 2004 Devillers & Devillers-Tersch.
Add+ Ophrys Oph litigiosa 1896 E.G.Camus
Add+ Ophrys Oph macedonica 1994 (H.Fleischm. ex Soó) Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers
Add+ Ophrys Oph majellensis 1998 (Helga Daiss & Herm.Daiss) P.Delforge
Add+ Ophrys Oph mammosa 1807 Desf.
Add+ Ophrys Oph montenegrina 1991 (H.Baumann & Künkele) Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers
Add+ Ophrys Oph morio 2004 Paulus & Kreutz
Add+ Ophrys Oph negadensis 2001 G.Thiele & W.Thiele
Add+ Ophrys Oph panormitana 1973 (Tod.) Soó
Add+ Ophrys Oph passionis 1994 Sennen ex Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers
Add+ Ophrys Oph praecox 1988 (Corrias) Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers
Add+ Ophrys Oph provincialis 1988 (H.Baumann & Künkele) Paulus
Add+ Ophrys Oph pseudoatrata 2006 S.Hertel & Presser
Add+ Ophrys Oph quadriloba 1908 (Rchb.f.) E.G.Camus in E.G.Camus
Add+ Ophrys Oph renzii 1929 Soó
Add+ Ophrys Oph riojana 1999 C.E.Hermos.
Add+ Ophrys Oph ruppertii 1917 A.Fuchs
Add+ Ophrys Oph sintenisii 1923 H.Fleischm. & Bornm.
Add+ Ophrys Oph sipontensis 1987 R.Lorenz & Gembardt
Add+ Ophrys Oph sphaciotica 1925 H.Fleischm.
Add+ Ophrys Oph sphegodes lusus aurantiaca 1971 (Beauverd) Soó
Add+ Ophrys Oph sphegodes lusus bavarica 1971 (Soó) Soó
Add+ Ophrys Oph sphegodes lusus euchlora 1971 (J.Murray) Soó
Add+ Ophrys Oph sphegodes lusus flavescens 1971 Soó
Add+ Ophrys Oph sphegodes lusus pallescens 1971 (Moggr.) Soó
Add+ Ophrys Oph sphegodes lusus peralba 1971 (G.Keller) Soó
Add+ Ophrys Oph sphegodes lusus purpurea 1971 (A.Camus) Soó
Add+ Ophrys Oph sphegodes lusus rotulata 1971 (Beck) Soó
Add+ Ophrys Oph sphegodes lusus rubescens 1971 (Moggr.) Soó
Add+ Ophrys Oph sphegodes lusus semilunaris 1971 (W.Zimm.) Soó
Add+ Ophrys Oph spruneri 1855 Nyman
Add+ Ophrys Oph tarquinia 2000 P.Delforge
Add+ Ophrys Oph taurica 1935 (Aggeenko) Nevski in V.L.Komarov (ed.)
Add+ Ophrys Oph tommasinii 1851 Vis.
Add+ Ophrys Oph transhyrcana 1923 Czerniak.
Add+ Ophrys Oph turcomanica 1978 Renz
Add+ Ophrys Oph vindelica 1928 W.Zimm. ex A.Fuchs
Add+ Ophrys Oph zeusii 2002 M.Hirth
Add+ Ophrys Oph hiulca 1851 Spruner ex Rchb.f. in H.G.L.Reichenbach
Add+ Ophrys Oph vitorica 2007 Kreutz
Add+ Ophrys Oph hebes 1980 (Kalop.) E.Willing & B.Willing
Add+ Ophrys Oph herae 1992 M.Hirth & H.Spaeth
Add+ Ophrys Oph paulii
Add+ Ophrys Oph gortynia 1988 (H.Baumann & Künkele) Paulus
Add+ Ophrys Oph sphegodes ssp. amanensis 2019 (E.Nelson ex Renz & Taubenheim) H.A.Pedersen
Add+ Ophrys Oph sphegodes ssp. lycia 2019 (Renz & Taubenheim) H.A.Pedersen & P.J.Cribb
Add+ Ophrys Oph sphegodes var. provincialis 2019 (H.Baumann & Künkele) P.J.Cribb
Add+ Ophrys Oph sphegodes var. transhyrcana 2019 (Czerniak.) P.J.Cribb
Add+ Arachnites Arachnites aranifer 1901 (Huds.) Bubani
Add+ Arachnites Arachnites atratus 1879 (Rchb.f.) Tod.
Add+ Arachnites Arachnites lunulatus 1842 (Parl.) Tod.
Add+ Ophrys Oph abdita
Add+ Ophrys Oph albanica 2016 Presser
Add+ Ophrys Oph chaonica 2015 P.Delforge
Add+ Ophrys Oph ciliciana 2015 (Kreutz) P.Delforge
Add+ Ophrys Oph gravinensis 2015 D'Alonzo
Add+ Ophrys Oph jeanpertii
Add+ Ophrys Oph knossia 2012 (A.Alibertis) P.Delforge
Add+ Ophrys Oph ligustica 2011 Romolini & Soca
Add+ Ophrys Oph maritima 2011 Pacifico & Soca
Add+ Ophrys Oph minipassionis 2011 Romolini & Soca
Add+ Ophrys Oph molisana 2015 P.Delforge
Add+ Ophrys Oph neoschulzei
Add+ Ophrys Oph osmaniaca 2015 (Kreutz) P.Delforge
Add+ Ophrys Oph paphlagonica 2015 (Kreutz) P.Delforge
Add+ Ophrys Oph plakotiana 2002 C.Thiele, G.Thiele, U.Thiele & W.Thiele
Add+ Ophrys Oph poelmansiana 1992 P.Delforge
Add+ Ophrys Oph posteria 2012 (B.Baumann & H.Baumann) Devillers & Devillers-Tersch.
Add+ Ophrys Oph prespaensis 2017 M.Hirth & Paulus
Add+ Ophrys Oph pseudaranifera 1898 Murr
Add+ Ophrys Oph taigetica 2010 Presser & S.Hertel
Add+ Ophrys Oph ustulata 2015 (G.Thiele & W.Thiele) P.Delforge
Add+ Ophrys Oph willingii 2017 Paulus & M.Hirth
Add+ Ophrys Oph x abdita 1999 C.E.Hermos.
Add+ Ophrys Oph x jeanpertii 1891 E.G.Camus
Add+ Ophrys Oph x neoschulzei 1928 A.Camus in E.G.Camus & A.A.Camus
Add+ Ophrys Oph x paulii 1928 A.Fuchs
Add+ Ophrys Oph zagoriana 2002 G.Thiele & W.Thiele
Add+ Ophrys Oph hittitica 1997 Kreutz & Ruedi Peter
Add+ Ophrys Oph mouterdeana 2015 (B.Baumann & H.Baumann) P.Delforge
Add+ Ophrys Oph murgiana 2009 Cillo
Add+ Ophrys Oph brutia 2003 P.Delforge
Add+ Ophrys Oph cilentana 2000 Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers
Add+ Ophrys Oph classica 2000 Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers
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