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Ophrys lunulata PARL.

Fam.: Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus: Ophrys L.

With its long lip and long petals Ophrys lunulata can hardly be confused. It is only growing in Sicily. According to PAULUS and GACK (1990 in Jber.naturwiss.Ver.Wuppertal 43) Ophrys lunulata is pollinated by the mason bee Osmia kohli.

Authors:
	PARL.:	Filippo Parlatore (1816 - 1877), Italian botanist from Sicily
	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
	lunulata:	half moon


Fig. 1: Ophrys lunulata / Crescent Ophrys Sicily, Passo delle Pantanelle 31.3.1998


Fig. 2: Ophrys lunulata / Crescent Ophrys Sicily, Passo delle Pantanelle 31.3.1998


Fig. 3: Ophrys lunulata / Crescent Ophrys Sicily, Passo delle Pantanelle 31.3.1998


Fig. 4: Ophrys lunulata / Crescent Ophrys Sicily, Passo delle Pantanelle 31.3.1998


Fig. 5: Ophrys lunulata / Crescent Ophrys Sicily, Passo delle Pantanelle 31.3.1998


Fig. 6: Ophrys lunulata / Crescent Ophrys Sicily, Passo delle Pantanelle 31.3.1998


Fig. 7: Ophrys lunulata / Crescent Ophrys Sicily, Passo delle Pantanelle 31.3.1998


Fig. 8: Ophrys lunulata / Crescent Ophrys Sicily, Passo delle Pantanelle 31.3.1998


Fig. 9: Ophrys lunulata / Crescent Ophrys Sicily, Niscemi 2.4.1998


Fig. 10: Ophrys lunulata / Crescent Ophrys Sicily, Niscemi 2.4.1998


Fig. 11: Ophrys lunulata / Crescent Ophrys Sicily, Niscemi 2.4.1998


Fig. 12: Ophrys lunulata / Crescent Ophrys Sicily, Prov. Ragusa 11.3.2021 (Photo: Enzo Lanza)

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