''Ophrys holosericea'', the late spider orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Orchidaceae Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

, native to western and central Europe and the Mediterranean region. There has been considerable confusion about the identity of this species and the correct spelling of its name.

Subtaxa

The following subtaxa are accepted: *''Ophrys holosericea'' subsp. ''andria'' – Aegean Islands *''Ophrys holosericea'' subsp. ''apulica'' – Eastern and southern Italy, southern

Sicily (man) it, Siciliana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Ethnicity , demographics1_footnotes = , demographi ...

, southern Croatia *''Ophrys holosericea'' subsp. ''biancae'' – Sicily *''Ophrys holosericea'' subsp. ''candica'' – Italy, Sicily, East Aegean Islands, Greece, Crete, Turkey *''Ophrys holosericea'' subsp. ''chestermanii'' –

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...

*''Ophrys holosericea'' nothosubsp. ''delfuocoi'' – Italy *''Ophrys holosericea'' subsp. ''elatior'' – Eastern France, Switzerland, southwestern Germany *''Ophrys holosericea'' subsp. ''gracilis'' – Italy,

Istria Istria ( ; Croatian language, Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene: ; ist, Eîstria; Istro-Romanian language, Istro-Romanian, Italian language, Italian and Venetian language, Venetian: ; formerly in Latin and in Ancient Greek) is the larges ...

*''Ophrys holosericea'' subsp. ''holosericea'' – Entire range *''Ophrys holosericea'' subsp. ''lacaitae'' – southern Italy, Sicily, Malta, Vis *''Ophrys holosericea'' subsp. ''oblita'' – Southern Greece, East Aegean Islands, Turkey, Lebanon/Syria, Israel *''Ophrys holosericea'' subsp. ''oxyrrhynchos'' – southern Italy, Sicily, Malta *''Ophrys holosericea'' subsp. ''pallidiconi'' –

South southwest The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A compass rose is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each sepa ...

Turkey *''Ophrys holosericea'' subsp. ''parvimaculata'' – South-central and southern Italy *''Ophrys holosericea'' nothosubsp. ''robertidarum'' – Italy

References

holosericea Flora of Great Britain Flora of Central Europe Flora of France Flora of Corsica Flora of Southeastern Europe Flora of Western Asia Flora of Libya Plants described in 1967 Taxa named by Nicolaas Laurens Burman {{Orchidoideae-stub