<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The paper provides data on the first locality of Ophrys apifera Huds. s. str. in Poland. Information about its geographical distribution and ecological features is given. A newly discovered population, found in a worked-out dolomite quarry near Imielin (Silesian Upland), is described and illustrated, as also, O. apifera is compared with O. insectifera L.</p></abstract>

The paper provides data on the first locality of Ophrys apifera Huds. s. str. in Poland. Information about its geographical distribution and ecological features is given. A newly discovered population, found in a worked-out dolomite quarry near Imielin (Silesian Upland), is described and illustrated, as also, O. apifera is compared with O. insectifera L.

Ophrys apifera Huds. (Orchidaceae), a new orchid species to the flora of Poland

Department of Entomology and Environmental Protection, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Dąbrowskiego 159, 60-594 Poznań, Poland

The Upper Silesian Nature Society, Św. Huberta 35, 40-543 Katowice, Poland

Biodiversity Research and Conservation

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{"article-title":"Ophrys apifera Huds. (Orchidaceae), a new orchid species to the flora of Poland"}

The paper provides data on the first locality of Ophrys apifera Huds. s. str. in Poland. Information about its geographical distribution and ecological...

Ophrys apifera Huds. (Orchidaceae), a new orchid species to the flora of Poland

Published Online: May 09, 2015

Page range: 11 - 16

Received: Feb 19, 2014

Accepted: Dec 30, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/biorc-2014-0027

Keywords
Orchidaceae, Ophrys apifera, orchid species, distribution, Poland

© De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Ophrys apifera Huds. (Orchidaceae), a new orchid species to the flora of Poland

Published Online: May 09, 2015

Page range: 11 - 16

Received: Feb 19, 2014

Accepted: Dec 30, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/biorc-2014-0027

KeywordsOrchidaceae, Ophrys apifera, orchid species, distribution, Poland

© De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Orchidaceae, Ophrys apifera, orchid species, distribution, Poland