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Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Synon.:  Ophrys cornuta  STEVEN ex M.BIEB.

Genus:  Ophrys  L.
 

Authors:
   M.BIEB.:  Friedrich August Freiherr Marschall von Bieberstein (1768 - 1826), German botanist
   STEVEN:  Christian von Steven (1781 - 1863), German botanist in Russia
   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
   oestrifera:   bearing Giant Horseflies
   cornuta:   horned
 

Ophrys oestrifera / Horsefly , RO  Mehedinti County 18.5.2017 (Photo: Nora E. Anghelescu)
Fig. 1:  Ophrys oestrifera / Horsefly
RO Mehedinti County 18.5.2017 (Photo: Nora E. Anghelescu)
Ophrys oestrifera / Horsefly , RO  Mehedinti County 16.6.2023 (Photo: Nora E. Anghelescu)
Fig. 2:  Ophrys oestrifera / Horsefly
RO Mehedinti County 16.6.2023 (Photo: Nora E. Anghelescu)
Ophrys oestrifera / Horsefly , RO  Mehedinti County 16.6.2023 (Photo: Nora E. Anghelescu)
Fig. 3:  Ophrys oestrifera / Horsefly
RO Mehedinti County 16.6.2023 (Photo: Nora E. Anghelescu)
   
 


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