bee orchid ophrys apifera flowering plant full colour

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Bee orchid, Ophrys apifera, flowering plant in full colour

Bee orchid, Ophrys apifera, is a deciduous perennial flowering plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae native to Europe. The flower growing on a stalk, has large pink or purple sapels and a brown mouth with yellow to green accents and is an example of sexually deceptive pollination and floral mimicry. Wild plant stock photo, flora, inflorescence, botanical rarity, cultivar, variety or hybrid, endemic in natural habitat.