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		Ophrys lesbis  GÖLZ & H.R.REINHARD

Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Ophrys  L.

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
	lesbis:		from Greek island of Lesbos (Mytilini)

Fig. 1:  Ophrys lesbis / Lesbos Bee Orchid Lesbos, Andissa 12.4.2014 (Photo: Luc Segers)

Fig. 2:  Ophrys lesbis / Lesbos Bee Orchid Lesbos, Andissa 12.4.2014 (Photo: Luc Segers)

Fig. 3:  Ophrys lesbis / Lesbos Bee Orchid Lesbos, Northwest 4.5.2009 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 4:  Ophrys lesbis / Lesbos Bee Orchid Lesbos, Northwest 4.5.2009 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 5:  Ophrys lesbis / Lesbos Bee Orchid Lesbos, Northwest 4.5.2009 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 6:  Ophrys lesbis / Lesbos Bee Orchid Lesbos, Northwest 4.5.2009 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 7:  Ophrys lesbis / Lesbos Bee Orchid Lesbos, Northwest 4.5.2009 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 8:  Ophrys lesbis / Lesbos Bee Orchid Lesbos, Northwest 4.5.2009 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 9:  Ophrys lesbis / Lesbos Bee Orchid Lesbos, Northwest 4.5.2009 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 10:  Ophrys lesbis / Lesbos Bee Orchid Lesbos, Northwest 4.5.2009 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 11:  Ophrys lesbis / Lesbos Bee Orchid Lesbos, Andissa 14.4.2014

Fig. 12:  Ophrys lesbis / Lesbos Bee Orchid Lesbos, Andissa 14.4.2014

   

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Orchids

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