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Ophrys castellana DEVILLERS-TERSCH.

Fam.: Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus: Ophrys L.

Ophrys castellana, described in 1988 by DEVILLERS and DEVILLERS-TERSCHUREN, is rather multiformly. It can have green or colored perigon. Its distribution covers large parts of the interior of Spain, from the northern parts of Andalusia to Navarra in northern Spain. It prefers fresh to damp sites, which is rather unusual for an Ophrys.

Authors:
	DEVILLERS-TERSCH.:	Jean Devillers-Terschuren (1955 - ), Canadian orchid specialist in Belgium
	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
	castellana:	Castilian


Fig. 1: Ophrys castellana / Castlian Bee Orchid E La Rioja, Ezcaray 27.5.2002


Fig. 2: Ophrys castellana / Castlian Bee Orchid E La Rioja, Ezcaray 27.5.2002


Fig. 3: Ophrys castellana / Castlian Bee Orchid E Prov. Burgos, Sierra de la Demanda 27.5.2002


Fig. 4: Ophrys castellana / Castlian Bee Orchid E Navarra, Pamplona 28.5.2002


Fig. 5: Ophrys castellana / Castlian Bee Orchid E Navarra, Pamplona 28.5.2002


Fig. 6: Ophrys castellana / Castlian Bee Orchid E Prov. Cuenca, Huelamo 26.5.2004


Fig. 7: Ophrys castellana / Castlian Bee Orchid E Prov. Cuenca, Las Majadas 20.6.2003


Fig. 8: Ophrys castellana / Castlian Bee Orchid E Prov. Cuenca, Las Majadas 20.6.2003


Fig. 9: Ophrys castellana / Castlian Bee Orchid E Prov. Cuenca, Las Majadas 27.5.2004


Fig. 10: Ophrys castellana / Castlian Bee Orchid E Prov. Cuenca, Las Majadas 27.5.2004

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