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		Ophrys sphegodes  MILL.  subsp. grassoana  CRISTAUDO, GALESI, R.LORENZ & ZELESNY

Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Ophrys  L.

Authors:
	MILL.:		Philip Miller (1691 - 1771), English gardener
	CRISTAUDO:		Antonia Cristaudo, Italian botanist
	GALESI:		Rosario Galesi, Italian botanist in Sicily
	R.LORENZ:		Richard Lorenz (1942 - ), German orchid specialist
	ZELESNY:		Helmuth Zelesny, German orchid specialist
	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
	sphegodes:		wasp-like
	grassoana:		Maria Pia Grasso (1960 - ), Italian botanist (M.P.GRASSO)

Fig. 1:  Ophrys sphegodes subsp. grassoana / Etna Spider Orchid Sicily, Linguaglossa 12.4.2012 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 2:  Ophrys sphegodes subsp. grassoana / Etna Spider Orchid Sicily, Linguaglossa 12.4.2012 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 3:  Ophrys sphegodes subsp. grassoana / Etna Spider Orchid Sicily, Linguaglossa 12.4.2012 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 4:  Ophrys sphegodes subsp. grassoana / Etna Spider Orchid Sicily, Linguaglossa 12.4.2012 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 5:  Ophrys sphegodes subsp. grassoana / Etna Spider Orchid Sicily, Linguaglossa 12.4.2012 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 6:  Ophrys sphegodes subsp. grassoana / Etna Spider Orchid Sicily, Linguaglossa 12.4.2012 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 7:  Ophrys sphegodes subsp. grassoana / Etna Spider Orchid Sicily, Linguaglossa 12.4.2012 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 8:  Ophrys sphegodes subsp. grassoana / Etna Spider Orchid Sicily, Linguaglossa 12.4.2012 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 9:  Ophrys sphegodes subsp. grassoana / Etna Spider Orchid Sicily, Linguaglossa 12.4.2012 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 10:  Ophrys sphegodes subsp. grassoana / Etna Spider Orchid Sicily, Linguaglossa 12.4.2012 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 11:  Ophrys sphegodes subsp. grassoana / Etna Spider Orchid Sicily, Linguaglossa 12.4.2012 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 12:  Ophrys sphegodes subsp. grassoana / Etna Spider Orchid Sicily, Linguaglossa 12.4.2012 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 13:  Ophrys sphegodes subsp. grassoana / Etna Spider Orchid Sicily, Linguaglossa 12.4.2012 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 14:  Ophrys sphegodes subsp. grassoana / Etna Spider Orchid Sicily, Linguaglossa 12.4.2012 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 15:  Ophrys sphegodes subsp. grassoana / Etna Spider Orchid Sicily, Linguaglossa 12.4.2012 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 16:  Ophrys sphegodes subsp. grassoana / Etna Spider Orchid Sicily, Linguaglossa 12.4.2012 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 17:  Ophrys sphegodes subsp. grassoana / Etna Spider Orchid Sicily, Linguaglossa 12.4.2012 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 18:  Ophrys sphegodes subsp. grassoana / Etna Spider Orchid Sicily, Linguaglossa 12.4.2012 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

   

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