Sicily, Piazza Armerina 3.4.1998
| Navigation | Genus names can be abbreviated by 3 letters, e.g. Bel peren | ||
| Ophrys numida DEVILLERS-TERSCH. & DEVILLERS |
| Fam.: Orchidaceae / Orchid Family |
| Genus: Ophrys L. |
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| Jean Devillers-Terschuren (1955 - ), Canadian orchid specialist in Belgium | |||
| Pierre Devillers (1938 - ), French orchid specialist in Belgium | |||
| 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 | ||
| numida: | from the country of the Numidians in Northern Africa | ||
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Fig. 1: Ophrys numida / Numidian Bee Orchid (or sicula ?) Sicily, Piazza Armerina 3.4.1998 |
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Fig. 2: Ophrys numida / Numidian Bee Orchid (or sicula ?) Sicily, Niscemi 2.4.1998 |
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Fig. 3: Ophrys numida / Numidian Bee Orchid (or lepida and sicula ?) Sicily, Ficuzza 15.4.2004 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 4: Ophrys numida / Numidian Bee Orchid (or lepida ?) Sicily, Ficuzza 18.4.1992 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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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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