Nederlands: Gele orchis - Gele spiegelorchis - Gele ophrys
Español: Orquidea amarilla - Flor de Abeja - Abejeta
Français: Ophrys jaune
Deutsch: Gelbe Ragwurz
Family: Orchidaceae - Orchid family
Flowering time: March-June
Height: 10-30cm
Altitude: to 1800m
Colour: yellow
Habitat: garrigue, dry rocky and grassy habitats, open scrub, pine woodland, olive groves
Distribution: central and eastern Mediterranean from southern France to Turkey
Notes: Wide altitudinal range from the lowland to the mountains. One of the most wide spread wild orchids in the Granada province (Spain). Pollinated by male Andrena bees. Latin epithet ´lutea´ means ´golden´.
Related key words: Rambla de Albayar Cádiar, Nieles, El Hervidero, Sierra Nevada, Sierra de Huétor, Andalucía, Andalusië, Pyrenees, Pyreneeën, Pirineos, Alps
