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Ophrys tarentina GÖLZ & H.R.REINHARD

Fam.: Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus: Ophrys L.

Ophrys tarentina can be found in the southern Italian provinces Calabria, Basilicata and Apulia (Puglia). The close wreath of brighter hair at the edge of the lip is striking. Some authors assume a hybridogene origin from the Sicilian Ophrys lunulata and an orchid of the Ophrys sphegodes group. As all relatives of Ophrys lunulata it is pollinated by a mason bee, in this case Osmia tricornis.

Authors:
	GÖLZ:	Peter Gölz (1935 - ), Swiss mathematician and orchid specialist
	H.R.REINHARD:	Hans R. Reinhard (1919 - 2007), Swiss teacher and 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
	tarentina:	from Taranto (Southern Italy)


Fig. 1: Ophrys tarentina / Taranto Spider Orchid I Taranto 8.4.1998


Fig. 2: Ophrys tarentina / Taranto Spider Orchid I Taranto 8.4.1998


Fig. 3: Ophrys tarentina / Taranto Spider Orchid I Taranto 8.4.1998


Fig. 4: Ophrys tarentina / Taranto Spider Orchid I Taranto 8.4.1998


Fig. 5: Ophrys tarentina / Taranto Spider Orchid I Lecce 15.4.1999


Fig. 6: Ophrys tarentina / Taranto Spider Orchid I Lecce 15.4.1999


Fig. 7: Ophrys tarentina / Taranto Spider Orchid I Puglia, Martina Franca 23.4.2003


Fig. 8: Ophrys tarentina / Taranto Spider Orchid I Puglia, Martina Franca 23.4.2003

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