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Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Synon.:  Ophrys apiformis  DESF.

Genus:  Ophrys  L.
 

Authors:
   WILLD.:  Carl Ludwig Willdenow (1765 - 1812), German botanist
   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
   sphegifera:   bearing wasps
   apiformis:   bee-shaped
 

Ophrys sphegifera / Tunisian Bee Orchid, E  Catalunya Vic 20.5.2003
Fig. 1:  Ophrys sphegifera / Tunisian Bee Orchid
E Catalunya Vic 20.5.2003
Ophrys sphegifera / Tunisian Bee Orchid, E  Carratraca 20.4.1999
Fig. 2:  Ophrys sphegifera / Tunisian Bee Orchid
E Carratraca 20.4.1999
Ophrys sphegifera / Tunisian Bee Orchid, E  Carratraca 20.4.1999
Fig. 3:  Ophrys sphegifera / Tunisian Bee Orchid
E Carratraca 20.4.1999
Ophrys sphegifera / Tunisian Bee Orchid, E  Carratraca 20.4.1999
Fig. 4:  Ophrys sphegifera / Tunisian Bee Orchid
E Carratraca 20.4.1999
Ophrys sphegifera / Tunisian Bee Orchid, E  Alhaurin El Grande 25.3.2002
Fig. 5:  Ophrys sphegifera / Tunisian Bee Orchid
E Alhaurin El Grande 25.3.2002
Ophrys sphegifera / Tunisian Bee Orchid, P  Algarve Paderne 26.3.2002
Fig. 6:  Ophrys sphegifera / Tunisian Bee Orchid
P Algarve Paderne 26.3.2002
Ophrys sphegifera / Tunisian Bee Orchid, P  Algarve Paderne 26.3.2002
Fig. 7:  Ophrys sphegifera / Tunisian Bee Orchid
P Algarve Paderne 26.3.2002
   
 


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