Ophrys lutea
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{{Taxobox | color = lightgreen | name = Yellow Ophrys | image = OphrysLuteaThin.jpg | image_width = 240px | regnum = Plantae | divisio = Magnoliophyta | classis = Liliopsida | ordo = Asparagales | familia = Orchidaceae | genus = Ophrys | species = O. lutea | binomial = Ophrys lutea | binomial_authority = Cav. }}
The Yellow Ophrys (Ophrys lutea) is a European orchid.
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Description of the flower
Broad asymmetric lateral sepals, dorsal sepal lowered. Extended petals, yellow or with a blue-grey or brown spotted velvety macula.
Flowering period
March to May
Habitat
Grows in full sun or shade on limey dry or damp soils, pastures, and thin woodland.
Distribution
Widely distributed in the Mediterranean area and in Atlantic regions of southern Europe, as far as the Charente in the north-west.
Image:Ophrys lutea.JPG from the French Wikipedia; technical translation of some words still needing checkingco:Orchidea gialla es:Ophrys lutea fr:Ophrys jaune
