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Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Synon.:  Ophrys vitorica  KREUTZ

Genus:  Ophrys  L.
 

Authors:
   J.J.WOOD:  Jeffrey James Wood (1952 - ), English orchid specialist
   H.BAUMANN:  Helmut Adolf Baumann (1937 - 2014), pharmacist and orchid specialist from Boeblingen (Germany)
   KÜNKELE:  Siegfried Künkele (1931 - 2004), German jurist and orchid specialist
   KREUTZ:  Carolus (Carel) Adrianus Johannes Kreutz (1954 - ), Dutch orchid specialist
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
 

Etymology:
   Ophrys:   Greek plant name, from ophrys = eyebrow
   aveyronensis:   from Aveyron
   vitorica:   from Vitoria-Gasteiz (Prov. Alava, Spain)
 

Deutsch:
Ophrys aveyronensis galt lange Zeit als Endemit der südlichen Cevennen mit Schwerpunkt im nördlichen Teil der Causse Larzac im Departement Aveyron. Sie wird von Andrena hattorfiana bestäubt.

Vor wenigen Jahren wurden identische Pflanzen auch an mehreren Standorten in Nord- und Zentralspanien gefunden. Karel Kreutz hat diese in Ber. Arbeitskrs. Heim. Orch. 24(1): 122 (2007) als eigene Art Ophrys vitorica beschrieben. Dem kann ich aber nicht folgen, da ich keine wesentlichen Unterschiede zwischen den französischen und spanischen Orchideen sehe.
 
English:
Long time Ophrys aveyronensis has been considered as endemism of the Southern Cevennes with emphasis in the Northern part of the Causse Larzac in the departement Aveyron. Its pollinating bee is Andrena hattorfiana.

A few years ago identical plants have been found at several locations in Northern and Central Spanish mountains, too. These have been separated as an own species Ophrys vitorica by Karel Kreutz in Ber. Arbeitskrs. Heim. Orch. 24(1): 122 (2007). But I can't follow this because I don't see important differences between the French and Spanish orchids.
 

Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid, E  La Rioja, Ezcaray 27.5.2002
Fig. 1:  Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid
E La Rioja, Ezcaray 27.5.2002
Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid, E  La Rioja, Ezcaray 27.5.2002
Fig. 2:  Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid
E La Rioja, Ezcaray 27.5.2002
Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid, E  La Rioja, Ezcaray 27.5.2002
Fig. 3:  Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid
E La Rioja, Ezcaray 27.5.2002
Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid, E  Euskadi, El Cabrio 22.5.2003
Fig. 4:  Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid
E Euskadi, El Cabrio 22.5.2003
Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid, E  Euskadi, El Cabrio 22.5.2003
Fig. 5:  Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid
E Euskadi, El Cabrio 22.5.2003
Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid, F  Causse du Larzac 28.5.2000
Fig. 6:  Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid
F Causse du Larzac 28.5.2000
Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid, F  Causse du Larzac 28.5.2000
Fig. 7:  Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid
F Causse du Larzac 28.5.2000
Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid, F  Causse du Larzac 3.6.2009
Fig. 8:  Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid
F Causse du Larzac 3.6.2009
Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid, F  Causse du Larzac 3.6.2009
Fig. 9:  Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid
F Causse du Larzac 3.6.2009
Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid, F  Lapanouse-de-Cernon 31.5.2009
Fig. 10:  Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid
F Lapanouse-de-Cernon 31.5.2009
Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid, F  Lapanouse-de-Cernon 5.6.2004
Fig. 11:  Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid
F Lapanouse-de-Cernon 5.6.2004
Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid, F  Lapanouse-de-Cernon 5.6.2004
Fig. 12:  Ophrys aveyronensis / Aveyron Spider Orchid
F Lapanouse-de-Cernon 5.6.2004
   
 


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