Ophrys apifera
Family : Orchidaceae
Bee Orchid
4/119 : Native
A few plants on dry substrates near to the River Humber only; usually old railway land or dock waste. In the 1980s, spikes of this orchid were found growing near to the electricity sub-station in [TA 04 34].

Herbarium material: HLU : Cottingham 1955 {A K Wilson}. HLL : King George Dock, Hull 1936 {A K Wilson}.

R Middleton 2000

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