Ophrys bornmuelleri is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to the eastern Mediterranean (Crete, Cyprus, the East Aegean islands, mainland Greece, Lebanon-Syria, the Palestine region, and Turkey) and northern Iraq. It was first described by Maximilian Schultze in 1899.
Subspecies
, Plants of the World Online accepted five subspecies:
- Ophrys bornmuelleri subsp. bornmuelleri â eastern Mediterranean to northern Iraq
- Ophrys bornmuelleri subsp. carduchorum <small>Renz & Taubenheim</small> â southeast Turkey
- Ophrys bornmuelleri subsp. grandiflora <small>(H.Fleischm. & Soó) Renz & Taubenheim</small> â central and southern Turkey, Cyprus
- Ophrys bornmuelleri subsp. pallidiconi <small>(Faurh.) Deniz</small> â south-southwest Turkey
- Ophrys bornmuelleri subsp. ziyaretiana (<small>Kreutz & Ruedi Peter) Kreutz</small> â Turkey, Lebanon-Syria, the Palestine region
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