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Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Ophrys  L.
 

Authors:
   DESF.:  René Louiche Desfontaines (1750 - 1833), French botanist
   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
   iricolor:   iridescent colors
 

Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid, Cyprus,  Kato Dhrys 2.3.1997
Fig. 1:  Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid
Cyprus, Kato Dhrys 2.3.1997
Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid, GR  Peloponnes, Kremasti 31.3.2013
Fig. 2:  Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid
GR Peloponnes, Kremasti 31.3.2013
Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid, GR  Peloponnes, Kremasti 31.3.2013
Fig. 3:  Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid
GR Peloponnes, Kremasti 31.3.2013
Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid, Crete,  Kato Chorio 9.4.1990
Fig. 4:  Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid
Crete, Kato Chorio 9.4.1990
Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid, Crete,  Kato Chorio 10.4.2015
Fig. 5:  Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid
Crete, Kato Chorio 10.4.2015
Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid, Crete,  Rodovani 21.4.2001
Fig. 6:  Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid
Crete, Rodovani 21.4.2001
Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid, Crete,  Asteroussia 20.4.2001
Fig. 7:  Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid
Crete, Asteroussia 20.4.2001
Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid, Crete,  Spili 5.4.2015
Fig. 8:  Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid
Crete, Spili 5.4.2015
Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid, Crete,  Spili 5.4.2015
Fig. 9:  Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid
Crete, Spili 5.4.2015
Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid, Rhodos,  Kattavia 26.3.2019
Fig. 10:  Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid
Rhodos, Kattavia 26.3.2019
Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid, Rhodos,  Kattavia 26.3.2019
Fig. 11:  Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid
Rhodos, Kattavia 26.3.2019
Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid, Rhodos,  Kattavia 21.3.2005
Fig. 12:  Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid
Rhodos, Kattavia 21.3.2005
Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid, Rhodos,  Kattavia 21.3.2005
Fig. 13:  Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid
Rhodos, Kattavia 21.3.2005
Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid (double blossom), Rhodos,  Kattavia 25.3.2005
Fig. 14:  Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid (double blossom)
Rhodos, Kattavia 25.3.2005
Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid, Chios,  Sidirounda 30.3.2016
Fig. 15:  Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid
Chios, Sidirounda 30.3.2016
Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid, Chios,  Sidirounda 30.3.2016
Fig. 16:  Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid
Chios, Sidirounda 30.3.2016
Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid, Samos,  Potami 15.4.2017
Fig. 17:  Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid
Samos, Potami 15.4.2017
Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid, Samos,  Potami 15.4.2017
Fig. 18:  Ophrys iricolor / Rainbow Bee Orchid
Samos, Potami 15.4.2017
   
 


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