Orchidaceae
Cretica orchid
Ophrys cretica
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Ophrys
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Cretica orchid
- German
- Kretische Ragwurz, Ariadne-Ragwurz, Karpathische Ragwurz, Karpathos-Ragwurz
- Japanese
- クレティカオーキッド, ドエルフェルリーオーキッド
Synonyms
- Ophrys ariadnae Paulus
- Ophrys beloniae (G.Kretzschmar & H.Kretzschmar) Devillers & Devillers-Tersch.
- Ophrys cretica f. beloniae (G.Kretzschmar & H.Kretzschmar) P.Delforge
- Ophrys cretica f. bicornuta (H.Kretzschmar & R.L.Jahn) P.Delforge
- Ophrys cretica subsp. ariadnae (Paulus) H.Kretzschmar
- Ophrys cretica subsp. beloniae G.Kretzschmar & H.Kretzschmar
- Ophrys cretica subsp. bicornuta H.Kretzschmar & R.L.Jahn
- Ophrys cretica subsp. karpathensis E.Nelson
- Ophrys cretica subsp. naxia E.Nelson
- Ophrys cretica var. ariadnae (Paulus) Hennecke
- Ophrys doerfleri H.Fleischm.
- Ophrys kotschyi subsp. ariadnae (Paulus) Faurh.
- Ophrys kotschyi subsp. cretica (Vierh.) H.Sund.
- Ophrys naxensis Rech.
- Ophrys spruneri f. cretica Vierh.
- Ophrys spruneri f. syriaca G.Keller
- Ophrys spruneri subsp. cretica (Soó) Renz
- Ophrys spruneri subsp. cretica (Vierh.) Renz
- Ophrys spruneri var. cretica Soó
- Ophrys spruneri var. cretica (Vierh.) Soó
Photos
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Photo: Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hans Stieglitz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.