DIAMOND ORCHID, OPHRYS REINHOLDII SPRUNER EX FLEISCHM. (ORCHIDACEAE) IN THE FLORA OF THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA
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https://doi.org/10.20903//masa/nmbsci.2023.44.50Abstract
Ophrys reinholdii subsp. reinholdii Spruner ex Fleischm. (commonly known as the Diamond Orchid or Reinhold’s Bee-orchid) from the family Orchidaceae was observed on Galičica Mountain, near the town of Ohrid. This marks the first confirmed record of the species in the flora of North Macedonia. The article presents data on its distribution and habitat preferences.
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