Aveyron Ragwort
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Aveyron ragwurz ( Ophrys aveyronensis ) |
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The orchid Aveyron-Ragwurz ( Ophrys aveyronensis (JJWood) P. Delforge) is a species of the genus Ragwurzen ( Ophrys ) and thus the family of orchids. It blooms from May to June. It is also classified as a subspecies by some authors: Ophrys sphegodes subsp. aveyronensis J.J.Wood .
features
This herbaceous perennial plant reaches heights of 10 and 40 cm. An inflorescence usually has three to eight flowers , but in individual cases specimens with up to twelve flowers have been found. The upright sepals are pinkish-purple and in rare cases cream-colored. The lateral petals are pink with a more intensely colored orange-red edge, they are broad, wavy, mostly glabrous papilose, rarely finely haired. The slightly convex lip is brown or brown-purple in color. It can be undivided but also weakly three-lobed. But she always has short hair and a small appendage.
ecology
The bee Andrena hattorfiana is known as the pollinator .
Location and distribution
This type of plant prefers loosely scrubby meadows with moderately dry calcareous soils at an altitude of 600 to 700 m . This species is only found in the south of France .
literature
- Karl-Peter Buttler : Orchids, the wild species and subspecies of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa . Mosaik Verlag 1986, ISBN 3-570-04403-3
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Ophrys sphegodes subsp. aveyronensis. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved May 12, 2020.
- ↑ a b Helmut Baumann , Siegfried Künkele and Richard Lorenz: Orchids of Europe with adjacent areas . Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart, 2006, page 142.
