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Ophrys argensonensis  J.C.GUERIN & A.MERLET

Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Ophrys  L.

In 1998 GUÉRIN and MERLET described this small-flowered and late flowering species, which is only known from a relative small region in western France, the hills of the Massif de Argenson, which is situated across the departements of Deux Sèvres, Vienne and Charente Maritime. The orchid is in flower from beginning of June to July.

Authors:
	J.C.GUERIN:		John Theodore Buchholz (1888 - 1951), French orchid specialist
	A.MERLET:		Andre Merlet (fl. 1998), French 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
	argensonensis:		from the Massif de Argenson (Western France)

Fig. 1:  Ophrys argensonensis / Argenson Spider Orchid F Charente-Maritime, Le Douhet 1.6.2000

Fig. 2:  Ophrys argensonensis / Argenson Spider Orchid F Charente-Maritime, Le Douhet 1.6.2000

Fig. 3:  Ophrys argensonensis / Argenson Spider Orchid F Charente-Maritime, Le Douhet 1.6.2000

Fig. 4:  Ophrys argensonensis / Argenson Spider Orchid F Charente-Maritime, Le Douhet 1.6.2000

Fig. 5:  Ophrys argensonensis / Argenson Spider Orchid F Charente-Maritime, Le Douhet 1.6.2000

Fig. 6:  Ophrys argensonensis / Argenson Spider Orchid F Charente-Maritime, Le Douhet 1.6.2000

   

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