''Ophrys ferrum-equinum'', the horseshoe bee-orchid, is a terrestrial species of orchid native to Albania, Greece, and Turkey, including Crete and other islands of the Aegean.World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> It owes its species name to the characteristic shape of a silver horse-shoe on the brown petal.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are currently recognized (May 2014): *''Ophrys ferrum-equinum'' subsp. ''ferrum-equinum'' - Albania, Greece, Turkey *''Ophrys ferrum-equinum'' subsp. ''gottfriediana'' (Renz) E.Nelson - Greece

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* ferrum-equinum Flora of Albania Flora of Crete Flora of Greece Flora of Turkey Plants described in 1807 Taxa named by René Louiche Desfontaines {{Orchidoideae-stub