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		Ophrys biancae  (TOD.) MACCH.

Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Synon.:  Ophrys discors  BIANCA

Genus:  Ophrys  L.

Authors:
	TOD.:		Agostino Todaro, Baron della Galia (1818 - 1892), Sicilian politician and botanist
	MACCH.:		Luigi Macchiati (1852 - 1921), botanist at Sardinia (Italy)
	BIANCA:		Giuseppe Bianca (1801 - 1883), Italian 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
	biancae:		Giuseppe Bianca (1801 - 1883), Italian botanist (BIANCA)
	discors:		discordant

Fig. 1:  Ophrys biancae / Bianca's Orchid Sicily, Ferla 11.4.1999

Fig. 2:  Ophrys biancae / Bianca's Orchid Sicily, Ferla 11.4.1999

Fig. 3:  Ophrys biancae / Bianca's Orchid Sicily, Ferla 11.4.1999

Fig. 4:  Ophrys biancae / Bianca's Orchid Sicily, Ferla 11.4.1999

Fig. 5:  Ophrys biancae / Bianca's Orchid Sicily, Ferla 11.4.1999

Fig. 6:  Ophrys biancae / Bianca's Orchid Sicily, Ferla 11.4.1999

Fig. 7:  Ophrys biancae / Bianca's Orchid Sicily, Ferla 1.4.1998

Fig. 8:  Ophrys biancae / Bianca's Orchid Sicily, Ferla 1.4.1998

Fig. 9:  Ophrys biancae / Bianca's Orchid Sicily, Ferla 4.4.1998

Fig. 10:  Ophrys biancae / Bianca's Orchid Sicily, Ferla 4.4.1998

Fig. 11:  Ophrys biancae / Bianca's Orchid Sicily, Ferla 11.4.1999

Fig. 12:  Ophrys biancae / Bianca's Orchid Sicily, Noto 14.4.1999

Fig. 13:  Ophrys biancae / Bianca's Orchid Sicily, Noto 14.4.1999

Fig. 14:  Ophrys biancae / Bianca's Orchid Sicily, Noto 14.4.1999

Fig. 15:  Ophrys biancae / Bianca's Orchid Sicily, Noto 14.4.1999

   

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Orchids

Orchids acc. to scientific Names

.. Relationship

.. German Names

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.. Bloom Colors

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.. Rosettes

.. Tubers + Roots

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