Ophrys dinarica

Ophrys dinarica is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is commonly known as Dinaric Ophrys. The plant is native to the Mediterranean region and is found in Croatia and Italy. It is a member of the 22 strong O. tetraloniae group which take their name from the tetralonia genus of bees representing the most significant pollinators of this family of Ophrys. The plant is a subshrub that grows primarily in the subtropical biome. It has a hugely variable appearance and is capable of mimicking several other of the O. tetraloniae group species with which it grows. A key identifying characteristic is the partial or complete division of the basal field into two separate spheres, very similar to O. personata but as with that species and despite the fact that it is most frequently photographed in this form, this feature occurs only sporadically and in less than a half of the population. Other distinguishing features are the multi-toothed appendage which is extremely well developed, the elongated column, and the portly waistline. The basal swellings are generally robust, conical with yellow inside faces and a lip that may be strongly scolopaxoid with a usually complex, often confused specular pattern.