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		Ophrys pallida  RAF.

Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Ophrys  L.

Authors:
	RAF.:		Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (1783 - 1840), biologist in Europe and USA
	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
	pallida:		pale

Fig. 1:  Ophrys pallida / Pale Ophrys Sicily, Godrano 30.4.1998

Fig. 2:  Ophrys pallida / Pale Ophrys Sicily, Ficuzza 29.4.1998

Fig. 3:  Ophrys pallida / Pale Ophrys Sicily, Ficuzza 29.4.1998

Fig. 4:  Ophrys pallida / Pale Ophrys Sicily, Godrano 30.3.1998

Fig. 5:  Ophrys pallida / Pale Ophrys Sicily, Godrano 30.3.1998

Fig. 6:  Ophrys pallida / Pale Ophrys Sicily, Godrano 30.3.1998

Fig. 7:  Ophrys pallida / Pale Ophrys Sicily, Godrano 30.3.1998

Fig. 8:  Ophrys pallida / Pale Ophrys Sicily, Godrano 30.3.1998

   

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