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Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Orchis  L.
 

Authors:
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
 

Etymology:
   Orchis:   testicle (Greek)
   mascula:   male
   deformation:   deformation, abnormality
 

Orchis mascula deformation / Early Purple Orchid (triple blossoms), F  Dept. Aveyron, Tiergues 28.5.2005
Fig. 1:  Orchis mascula deformation / Early Purple Orchid (triple blossoms)
F Dept. Aveyron, Tiergues 28.5.2005
   
 


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