Ophrys x arachnitiformis Grenier & Philippe 1860
Photos courtesy of T. H. Pain and the Orchids of France and Europe
Photos courtesy of Pascal Pernot and the Orchids of France and Europe
O splendida France
Photos courtesy of Th. Pain and the Orchids of France and Europe
O tyrrhena Italy
Photo courtesy of P. M. Blais and the Orchids of France and Europe
Common Name The Spider-Shaped Ophyrs
Flower Size 1.2" [3 cm]
Found in Spain, France, Corsica, Sardinia, Italy and Western Yugoslavia in short poor grasslands, scrub and garrigue at elevations up to 1000 meters as miniature to medium sized, cold growing terrestrials that bloom in the spring on a 4 to 20" [10 to 50 cm] long, laxly, 2 to 10 flowered inflorescence. A natural hybrid between O fuciflora and O sphegodes that includes a group of former species including O archipelagi.
Synonyms Ophrys arachnitiformis subsp. occidentalis Scappat. 2002; Ophrys aranifera subsp. arachnithiformis (Gren. & Philippe) E.G.Camus 1908; *Ophrys aranifera var. morisii Martelli 1896; Ophrys aranifera var. specularia Rchb.f. 1851; Ophrys aveyronensis (J.J. Wood) Delforge 1986; Ophrys bombyliflora Spreng. 1826; Ophrys exaltata subsp. arachnitiformis (Grenier & Philippe) Del Prete 1984; Ophrys exaltata subsp. archipelagi (Gölz & H.R.Reinhard) Del Prete 1988; Ophrys exaltata subsp. morisii (Martelli) Del Prete 1984; Ophrys exaltata subsp. splendida (Gölz & H.R.Reinhard) Soca 2002; Ophrys insectifera subsp. integra Moggridge & Rchb. fil. ?; Ophrys integra (Moggridge & Rchb. fil.) Paulus & Gack 1871; Ophrys morisii (Martelli) Soó 1950; Ophrys specularia (Rchb.f.) Lojac. 1909; Ophrys sphegodes subsp. arachnitiformis (Grenier & Philippe) Sundermann 1977; Ophrys sphegodes subsp. aveyronensis J.J. Wood. 1983; Ophrys sphegodes subsp. integra (Moggridge & Rchb. fil.) Baumann et Künkele 1986
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East Delforge 2005; Ophyrs The Bee Orchids of Europe Pederson & Faurholdt 2007; AOS Bulletin Vol 78 #3 2009 photo fide; Mille et Une Mini Orchideees Roguenant 2009 photo ok;
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