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Orchid Species: Ophrys riphaea

Kew currently accepted name is Ophrys tenthredinifera

Ophrys riphaea is an orchid species identified by (F.M.Vázquez) P.Delforge in 2013. Culture information and photos for this orchid are commonly detailed under the currently accepted name of Ophrys tenthredinifera.
Genus
Ophrys (Oph.)
Grex
riphaea
Parents
Species
Author
(F.M.Vázquez) P.Delforge
Year
2013
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ORIGIN: A miniature to medium sized, cold growing terrestrial orchid that is found in Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Balaeric Islands, France, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Italy, Albania, eastern Aegean Islands, Greece, Cyprus and Turkey in grassy and stony wastelands, scrublands and open forests in acidic soils at elevations of sea-level to 1200 meters.

DESCRIPTION: A miniature to medium sized, cold growing terrestrial orchid that is found in Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Balaeric Islands, France, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Italy, Albania, eastern Aegean Islands, Greece, Cyprus and Turkey in grassy and stony wastelands, scrublands and open forests in acidic soils at elevations of sea-level to 1200 meters with basal, 3 to 9, ovate to lanceolate leaves that blooms in late winter and spring on a lax, 3 to 8 flowered inflorescence.

FLOWER SIZE: To 1 inch [to 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 normanii 1983 J.J.Wood
Add+ Ophrys Oph tenthredinifera 1805 Willd.
Add+ Ophrys Oph aprilia 2003 Devillers & Devillers-Tersch.
Add+ Ophrys Oph dictynnae 2005 P.Delforge
Add+ Ophrys Oph grandiflora 1819 Ten.
Add+ Ophrys Oph leochroma 2005 P.Delforge
Add+ Ophrys Oph limbata 1829 Link
Add+ Ophrys Oph neglecta 1860 Parl.
Add+ Ophrys Oph rosea 1860 (Desf.) Dufour
Add+ Ophrys Oph tenoreana 1827 Lindl.
Add+ Ophrys Oph tetuanensis 1929 Pau
Add+ Ophrys Oph ulyssea 2005 P.Delforge
Add+ Ophrys Oph villosa 1807 Desf.
Add+ Ophrys Oph hookeri 1928 Orph. ex Soó
Add+ Arachnites Arachnites limbatus 1829 Link
Add+ Arachnites Arachnites tenthredinifer 1842 (Willd.) Tod.
Add+ Ophrys Oph amphidami 2013 P.Delforge
Add+ Ophrys Oph korae 2012 M.Hirth & Paulus
Add+ Ophrys Oph lychnitis 2016 Paulus & M.Hirth
Add+ Ophrys Oph lycomedis 2013 P.Delforge
Add+ Ophrys Oph sini-leonis 2019 Licheri & Biagioli
Add+ Ophrys Oph spectabilis 2011 (Kreutz & Zelesny) Paulus
Add+ Ophrys Oph ficalhoana 2016 (J.A.Guim.) Wucherpf.
Add+ Ophrys Oph di-stefani 1909 Lojac.
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