Orchidee

Bee orchid

Bienen-Ragwurz

Latin name (synonym): Ophrys apifera

Flowering time: Beginning of June to mid-June

Habitat: Chalk semi-arid grasslands

In the eastern Hainleite lies a concentration of this self-pollinating species. Other occurrences are in the zechstein belt in Südharz and in Badraer Schweiz.