Rainbow ragwort
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Rainbow Ragwort ( Ophrys iricolor ) |
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The rainbow ragwort ( Ophrys iricolor Desf. ) Is a species of the genus Ragwurzen ( Ophrys ) and thus the orchid family. It blooms from February to April, but usually two weeks later than the brown ragwort ( Ophrys fusca ). It is also classified as a subspecies by some authors: Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor (Desf.) K. Richt .
features
This herbaceous perennial plant reaches heights of growth between 10 and 35 cm high. The inflorescence includes one to five flowers . The sepals are colored green. The lip looks velvety through the hair and is black-violet and brown-red on the underside. The extremely narrow edge is hairless and usually darker. This species has a bright blue mark in the shape of two egg-shaped faces. This often looks washed out or marbled blackish to purple. Very rarely does a pale edge appear on the mark.
The number of chromosomes is 2n = 36.
Location and distribution
The rainbow ragwort can be found in sparse pine forests , garrigues and maquis with mostly calcareous soils up to a height of 1100 meters above sea level. The distribution area extends over the eastern Mediterranean area .
ecology
The bee Andrena morio was observed as the pollinator .
Systematics
One can distinguish three subspecies:
- Rainbow Ragwort ( Ophrys iricolor Desf. Subsp. Iricolor ): It occurs in Greece, western Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, northwestern Syria and Israel at altitudes between 0 and 1100 meters above sea level.
- Small-flowered rainbow ragurz ( Ophrys iricolor subsp. Maxima (A.Terracc.) Paulus & Gack ): It occurs in northern Tunisia, northern Algeria, Corsica and Sardinia at altitudes between 0 and 950 meters above sea level.
- Mesara rainbow ragwort ( Ophrys iricolor subsp. Mesaritica (Paulus, C.Alibertis & A.Alibertis) Kreutz ): It occurs in Crete and perhaps also in the Cyclades. It thrives at altitudes between 0 and 950 meters above sea level.
literature
- Karl-Peter Buttler : Orchids, the wild growing species of Europe . Mosaik Verlag 1986, ISBN 3-570-04403-3
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Ophrys iricolor. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved May 13, 2020.
- ^ Tropicos. [1]
- ↑ a b c d e Helmut Baumann , Siegfried Künkele and Richard Lorenz: Orchids of Europe with adjacent areas . Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart, 2006, pages 170-172.
