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Ophrys lutea  (GOUAN) CAV.

Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Ophrys  L.

Authors:
	GOUAN:		Antoine Gouan (1733 - 1821), French botanist
	CAV.:		Antonio José Cavanilles (1745 - 1804), Spanish naturalist
	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
	lutea:		yellow

Fig. 1:  Ophrys lutea / Yellow Bee Orchid F Montagne de la Clape 10.5.1984

Fig. 2:  Ophrys lutea / Yellow Bee Orchid F Montagne de la Clape 3.5.1988

Fig. 3:  Ophrys lutea / Yellow Bee Orchid F Montagne de la Clape 13.4.2001

Fig. 4:  Ophrys lutea / Yellow Bee Orchid F Martigues 21.4.2000

Fig. 5:  Ophrys lutea / Yellow Bee Orchid Sicily, Passo delle Pantanelle 11.3.2002

Fig. 6:  Ophrys lutea / Yellow Bee Orchid Sicily, Niscemi 14.3.2002

Fig. 7:  Ophrys lutea / Yellow Bee Orchid Sicily, Niscemi 14.3.2002

Fig. 8:  Ophrys lutea / Yellow Bee Orchid Sicily, Niscemi 14.3.2002

Fig. 9:  Ophrys lutea / Yellow Bee Orchid Sicily, Palermo,Monte Catalfano 30.3.1998

Fig. 10:  Ophrys lutea / Yellow Bee Orchid Sicily, Niscemi 2.4.1998

Fig. 11:  Ophrys lutea / Yellow Bee Orchid Sicily, Niscemi 2.4.1998

Fig. 12:  Ophrys lutea / Yellow Bee Orchid Sicily, Ferla 4.4.1998

Fig. 13:  Ophrys lutea / Yellow Bee Orchid Sicily, Ferla 4.4.1998

Fig. 14:  Ophrys lutea / Yellow Bee Orchid Sicily, Ferla 4.4.1998

Fig. 15:  Ophrys lutea / Yellow Bee Orchid Sicily, Palermo,Monte Catalfano 30.3.1998

Fig. 16:  Ophrys lutea / Yellow Bee Orchid Sicily, Passo delle Pantanelle 31.3.1998

   

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