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Ophrys araneola RCHB. s.l. Gargano

Fam.: Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus: Ophrys L.

In the context of their orchid mapping of the Promontorio del Gargano in 1987 LORENZ and GEMBARDT mentioned this very small flowered Ophrys, which is already in flower in April on the nearly bald crests between Coppa di Mezzo and Monte Spigno in an altitude of approximately 900 m. It doesn't seem to be identical with any other species which I know.

However in GIROS Notizie 20 (2002) on page 11 it is called Ophrys virescens, to which I can't agree. It could rather be identical with Ophrys tommasinii, which is also early in flower in Croatia.

Authors:
	RCHB.:	Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (1793 - 1879), German 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
	araneola:	small spider


Fig. 1: Ophrys araneola s.l. Gargano I Promontorio del Gargano, Coppa di Mezzo 26.4.2003


Fig. 2: Ophrys araneola s.l. Gargano I Promontorio del Gargano, Coppa di Mezzo 26.4.2003


Fig. 3: Ophrys araneola s.l. Gargano I Promontorio del Gargano, Coppa di Mezzo 26.4.2003


Fig. 4: Ophrys araneola s.l. Gargano I Promontorio del Gargano, Coppa di Mezzo 26.4.2003

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