F Frontignan 7.3.1998
| Navigation | Genus names can be abbreviated by 3 letters, e.g. Bel peren | ||
| Ophrys exaltata TEN. subsp. arachnitiformis GREN. & M.PHILIPPE deformation |
| Fam.: Orchidaceae / Orchid Family |
| Genus: Ophrys L. |
| Authors: | |||
| Michele Tenore (1780 - 1861), Italian botanist at Naples | |||
| Jean Charles Marie Grenier (1808 - 1875), French botanist | |||
| Mathieu-Yves Philippe (1810 - 1869), French botanist | |||
| 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 | ||
| exaltata: | raised | ||
| arachnitiformis: | spider-like | ||
| deformation: | deformation, abnormality | ||
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Fig. 1: Ophrys exaltata subsp. arachnitiformis deformation / False Spider Orchid (3 columns, deformation due to vineyard chemicals?) F Frontignan 7.3.1998 |
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Orchids
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Orchids acc. to scientific Names
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.. Relationship
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.. German Names
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.. English Names
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.. Bloom Colors
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.. Regions
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.. Photo Date
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.. Rosettes
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.. Tubers + Roots
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.. Seed Stems
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Color Variants
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Deformations
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Orchid Hybrids
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Other Plants
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