Delphi Ragwort
| Delphi Ragwort | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delphi ragwort ( Ophrys delphinensis ) |
||||||||||||
| Systematics | ||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||
| Scientific name | ||||||||||||
| Ophrys delphinensis | ||||||||||||
| O.Danesch & E. Danesch |
The Delphi Ragwurz ( Ophrys delphinensis ) is a kind of the genus Ragwurzen ( Ophrys ) in the family of the Orchid Family (Orchidaceae).
description
This herbaceous perennial plant reaches heights of between 20 and 40 cm. The basal leaves are ovate to lanceolate.
The hermaphrodite flowers are zygomorphic . The sepals are colored pink, while the petals appear dark red. The three-lobed lip is colored maroon. The convexly arched middle lobe has short hairs on the edge and a three-toothed appendage in front. The downwardly directed side lobes, which have an approximately 2 mm high hump at the base, are densely covered with long light hairs. The mark can appear as two isolated or connected points, it is purple with a light border.
The flowering period extends from April to May.
Location and distribution
This species prefers pine forests , former cultivated land , garrigues and grasslands . In the mountains they can be found up to a height of 1100 m . The distribution area extends over the northern Peloponnese , especially there are occurrences in Achaia and Corinth . In central Greece this orchid can be found in Aetolia , Fokis , Boeotia , Attica , Fthiotis and Evia .
relationship
It is assumed that this species emerged from a cross:
Argolic Ragwort ( Ophrys argolica ) × Horned Ragwort ( Ophrys oestrifera )
ecology
Anthophora plagiata was observed as a pollinator .
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
- ^ Helmut Baumann , Siegfried Künkele and Richard Lorenz: Orchids in Europe with adjacent areas . Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart, 2006, page 150.
