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		Ophrys holoserica  (BURM.F.) GREUTER  deformation

Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Ophrys  L.

Authors:
	BURM.F.:		Nicolaas Laurens Burman (1734 - 1793), Dutch botanist, son of Johannes Burman
	GREUTER:		Werner Rodolfo Greuter (1938 - ), Swiss 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
	holoserica:		holo = totally, sericeus = silk-haired
	deformation:		deformation, abnormality

Fig. 1:  Ophrys holoserica deformation / Late Spider Orchid (partial alteration of the labellum into a petal) D Dhaun 27.5.2000

Fig. 2:  Ophrys holoserica deformation / Late Spider Orchid (twin blossom) D Saarland Badstube 24.5.1999

Fig. 3:  Ophrys holoserica deformation / Late Spider Orchid (peloric, radial symmetrical blossom like the lilies) D Saarland Badstube 24.5.1999

Fig. 4:  Ophrys holoserica deformation / Late Spider Orchid D Saarland Badstube 24.5.1999

Fig. 5:  Ophrys holoserica deformation / Late Spider Orchid D Saarland Badstube 24.5.1999

Fig. 6:  Ophrys holoserica deformation / Late Spider Orchid D Saarland Badstube 4.6.2005

Fig. 7:  Ophrys holoserica deformation / Late Spider Orchid (Peloria) D Saarland Badstube 6.6.1998

Fig. 8:  Ophrys holoserica deformation / Late Spider Orchid F Montenach 1.6.1998

   

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