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Common Name |
Maltese Name |
Flowering Period |
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Profile Type |
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(Banks & Sol.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Main Synonym :
Orchis collina | Fan-Lipped Orchid,
Red Orchid | Orkida Ħamra | Feb-Mar |  | Detailed Profile
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(Pollini) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Main Synonym :
Orchis fragrans | Scented Bug Orchid,
Fragrant Orchid | Orkida Tfuħ | Apr-May |  | Normal Profile
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(L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Main Synonym :
Orchis morio | Green-winged Orchid | Orkida Tal-Elmu | Feb-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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(Poir.) H.Kretzschmar, Eccarius & H.Dietr.
Main Synonym :
Orchis longicornu | Horned Orchid,
Long-spurred Orchid | Orkida Tal-Qrun | Feb-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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(L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Main Synonym :
Orchis papilionacea | Pink Butterfly Orchid | Farfett | ? |  | Normal Profile
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(L.) Rich
Main Synonym :
Orchis pyramidalis | Pyramidal Orchid | Orkida Piramidali | May-Jun |  | Detailed Profile
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(Sommier & Caruana Gatto) Landwehr
Main Synonym :
Anacamptis urvilleana | Maltese Pyramidal Orchid | Orkida Piramidali Ta' Malta | Feb-Mar |  | Normal Profile
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(Loisel.) P.Delforge
Main Synonym :
Barlia robertiana | Giant Orchid | Orkida Kbira | Jan-Feb |  | Detailed Profile
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(Poir.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Main Synonym :
Orchis lactea | Milky Orchid | Orkida Bajda Tat-Tikek | Feb-Mar |  | Normal Profile
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(Desfontaines) Stearn
Main Synonym :
Orchis intacta | Dense-flowered Orchid | Orkida Rqiqa | Mar | | Normal Profile
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(Willd.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Main Synonym :
Orchis conica | Spotted Milky Orchid | Orkida Tat-Tikek | Feb |  | Detailed Profile
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Hudson
Main Synonym :
Ophrys arachnites | Bee Orchid | Naħla,
Naħla Griża | Apr |  | Normal Profile
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Moretti
Main Synonym :
Ophrys romolini | Bertoloni's Bee Orchid,
Bertoloni's Orchid | Dubbiena Ta' Bertoloni,
Orkida Ta' Bertoloni | Mar-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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Main Synonym :
Ophrys tabanifera | Bumble-Bee Orchid | Brimba Griża | Mar |  | Detailed Profile
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Mifsud
Main Synonym :
No main synonyms for this taxon | Small-flowered Bumble-Bee Orchid | Brimba Griża żgħira | Mar |  | Normal Profile
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P.Delforge
Main Synonym :
Ophrys gazella | Maltese Brown Orchid | Dubbiena Bikrija Ta' Malta | Feb-Mar |  | Detailed Profile
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Bianca
Main Synonym :
Ophrys sphegodes subsp. atrata | Spider Orchid | Brimba Tal-Ġwienaħ | Mar-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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(P.Delforge) Kreutz
Main Synonym :
Ophrys lojaconoi | Lojaconoi's Rainbow Bee Orchid | Dubbiena Ta' Lojakonoj,
Orkida Ta' Lojakonoj | Mar-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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(Paulus, C.Alibertis & A.Alibertis) Kreutz
Main Synonym :
Ophrys iricolor subsp. hospitalis | Cretan Rainbow Bee Orchid | Dubbiena Ta' Kreta | Dec-Feb |  | Detailed Profile
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(Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers) Paulus & Gack
Main Synonym :
Ophrys vallesiana | Valles' Rainbow Bee Orchid | Dubbiena Ta' Tuneż,
Dubbiena Tar-Rebbiegha | Mar-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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Lojacono
Main Synonym :
Ophrys fuciflora subsp. lacaitae | Yellow Spider Orchid,
Lacaita's Spider Orchid | Brimba SSafra | Apr |  | Normal Profile
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Parlatore
Main Synonym :
Ophrys aranifera subsp. lunulata | Moon Spider Orchid,
Crescent Spider Orchid | Brimba Tal-Qamar,
Orkida Tal-qamar | Mar-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers
Main Synonym :
Ophrys fusca subsp. luperclaes | Lupercales Bee Orchid,
Early Bee Orchid | Dubbiena Tax-Xitwa,
Dubbiena Bikrija | Jan-Feb |  | Normal Profile
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(Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers) Melki
Main Synonym :
Ophrys phyrganae | Phyrgana Yellow Bee Orchid | Żunżana Tal-Frigana | Mar-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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(Tineo) Soldano
Main Synonym :
Ophrys lutea subsp. galilaea | Sicilian Yellow Bee Orchid,
Lesser Yellow Bee Orchid | Żunżana ż-Żgħira | Mar-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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(Salkowski) Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers
Main Synonym :
Ophrys sphegodes subsp. melitensis | Maltese Spider Orchid | Brimba Sewda,
Brimba Ta' Malta | Mar-May |  | Detailed Profile
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Todaro
Main Synonym :
Ophrys fuciflora subsp. oxyrrhynchos | Beaked Spider Orchid,
Sicilian Spider Orchid | Brimba Ta' Sqallija | Mar-Apr | | Normal Profile
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(Bartolo & Pulv.) Galesi, Cristaudo & Maugeri
Main Synonym :
Ophrys calliantha | Elegant Spider Orchid | Brimba Tal-fjuri Sbieħ | Apr |  | Normal Profile
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Sennen
Main Synonym :
Ophrys sphegodes subsp. passionis | Passion-of-Christ Spider Orchid,
Southern Spider Orchid | Brimba Tal-Passjoni Ta' Kristu | Apr |  | Normal Profile
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Main Synonym :
Ophrys ciliata | Mirror Orchid,
Mirror Of Venus | Dubbiena Kaħla,
Orkida Tal-mera | Mar-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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(Ten.) Kreutz
Main Synonym :
Ophrys grandiflora | Large-flowered Sawfly Orchid,
Sicilian Sawfly Orchid | Naħla Kbira | Mar-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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Mifsud
Main Synonym :
Ophrys pectus | Large-breasted Bee Orchid | Dubbiena Ta' Sidirha Kbir | Jan-Mar |  | Normal Profile
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Poiret
Main Synonym :
Orchis undulatifolia | Naked Man Orchid,
Italian Orchid | Ħajja U Mejta Tal-Werqa Fdewxa,
Orkida Tal-Italja | Mar-May |  | Normal Profile
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E.G. Camus
Main Synonym :
Serapias vomeracea subsp. laxiflora | Eastern Ploughshare,
Eastern Tongue Orchid,
Eastern Tongue Serapias | Orkida Tal-Ilsien Tal-Lvant | Mar-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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L.
Main Synonym :
Serapias columnae | Tongue Orchid,
Tongue Serapias | Orkida Tal-ilsien | Mar-Apr | | Normal Profile
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Parlatore
Main Synonym :
Serapias lingua subsp. parviflora | Small-flowered Tongue Orchid,
Small-flowered Serapias | Orkida Tal-Ilsien Iż-Żgħira,
Orkida Tal-Ilsien Komuni | Mar-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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(Burmann f.) Briquet
Main Synonym :
Serapias longipetala | Long-lipped Tongue Orchid,
Ploughshare | Orkida Tal-Ilsien Il-Kbira | Mar-Apr |  | Normal Profile
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(L.) Chevallier
Main Synonym :
Spiranthes autumnalis | Autumn Lady's Tresses | Ħajja U Mejta Tal-Ħarifa | Oct-Nov |  | Detailed Profile
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