Yellow Bee-orchid

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Ophrys lutea

Yellow Bee-orchid, a reference photo
Photo: Carlo Columba http://www.columba.it uploaded by Esculapio · CC BY-SA 2.5 (licence)

Ophrys lutea, the yellow bee-orchid, is a species of orchid native to southern Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, the range extending from Portugal and Morocco to Syria.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Yellow Bee-orchid being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Ophrys
Species
Ophrys lutea

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