View source for Ophrys apifera

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Ophrys apifera, Huds. (O. arachnites, Reichard). Bee Orchis. St. 9-18 in. high, with few oblong or lanceolate Lvs.: fls. 3-6, rather large; sepals ovate, pale pink or white; petals smaller, erect; labellum broad, convex, lobes aft turned, velvety brown, marked with paler lines or spots. Fls. early summer. Dry pastures, Cent, and S. Eu. Gn. 69, p. 257. G. 35:379.
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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