Small spotted ragwort

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Small spotted ragwort
Systematics
Subfamily : Orchidoideae
Tribe : Orchideae
Sub tribus : Orchidinae
Genre : Ragwurzen ( Ophrys )
Type : Bumblebee Ragwort ( Ophrys holoserica )
Subspecies : Small spotted ragwort
Scientific name
Ophrys holoserica subsp. parvimaculata
( O.Danesch & E. Danesch ) O.Danesch & E. Danesch

The small spotted ragwort ( Ophrys holoserica subsp. Parvimaculata (O.Danesch & E. Danesch) O.Danesch & E. Danesch ) is a subspecies in the genus of the ragwurzen ( Ophrys ) that flowers from April to May. A synonym is Ophrys parvimaculata (O.Danesch & E. Danesch) Paulus & Gack .

features

This herbaceous perennial plant reaches heights of between 10 and 35 cm. The inflorescence consists of two to seven flowers . The corolla and the hairy sepals appear uniformly yellow to green, rarely light pink. The slightly arched and hairy lip is dark brown in color. The mark is very simple and often appears H-shaped.

Location and distribution

This orchid can be found on rough lawns , in downy oak forests and bushes and rarely in pine forests up to a maximum height of 600  m . The distribution area is in the south of Italy , where the clan occurs at altitudes between 25 and 450 meters above sea level.

ecology

Eucera nigrescens was observed as a pollinator .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. a b Helmut Baumann , Siegfried Künkele and Richard Lorenz: Orchids of Europe with adjacent areas . Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart, 2006. ISBN 978-3-8001-4162-3 . Page 168.